Chelsea are spreading their net wide to reinvigorate Carlo Ancelotti's squad during the summer market. The Guardian says their £75 million splurge on Fernando Torres and David Luiz is just the start with more mega spending planned for the summer market.
Players such as the Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, the Lille midfielder Eden Hazard, the Udinese winger Alexis Sánchez and Anderlecht's Romelu Lukaku have been assessed extensively by Chelsea's scouting department.
In the case of the last of that quartet, the Belgian club's general manager, Herman Van Holsbeeck, claimed tentative contact had been made last month over the 17-year-old striker's potential availability.
"Chelsea wanted him this winter but, after consultation with his agent, we decided to decline the offer," Van Holsbeeck said. "He is not ready yet, and we still want to hold on to him for one to two seasons."
