Atalanta winger Ruslan Malinovskyi admits he welcomes interest from England.

Malinovskyi has been tracked by Chelsea this season.

And he said: "I don't think the clubs worry about transfers now. As for England, I can say that with Atalanta we played some games and we trained and the atmosphere is wonderful.

"I like the Premier League, but I don't think it's worth talking about. There are no preconditions at the moment."

Claude Makelele is driving Chelsea's interest in Malinovskyi.

Chelsea have set their sights on the 26-year-old who only joined the Italian side last summer.

The Ukrainian was reported to be brought to Chelsea's attention by former player Makelele. Makelele is now part of the Blues front office.