With Jose Bosingwa released, Paulo Ferreira past it and Branislav Ivanovic required at centre-half, Chelsea are in desperate need of a right-back this summer.
After considering Newcastle-bound Mathieu Debuchy and Maicon, the Blues seem to have settled on Marseilles’ 22-year-old Spaniard Azpilicueta. The youngster is highly-rated and experienced beyond his years, but will cost Chelsea just £8 million.