Chelsea News: £21m Monaco ace, Brazilian star transfer blow, the new David Beckham

Alex Teixeira and Bernardo Silva are both in Chelsea's sights

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Chelsea are set to beat Juventus and Inter Milan to Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva.

The 21-year-old joined the French club initially on loan from Benfica in August 2014, before a €15.75million deal made the transfer permanent in January of this year.

And with Chelsea struggling in the Premier League, reports in Italy claim Jose Mourinho is aiming to poach his fellow Portuguese before any Serie A clubs can come in for him.

The £21million-rated player has missed only one of Monaco's Ligue 1 games this season, as they sit fourth in the league after 17 games and have lost only three times domestically.

Shakhtar Donetsk attacker Alex Teixeira has revealed he has had talks with PSG as he looks to make a big-money move away from Ukraine.

Teixeira is seen as the ideal foil to out-of-form striker Diego Costa, but the Brazilian is also a goal threat in his own right, with 27 goals in 27 games so far this season.

The 25-year-old has been open about his desire to leave the club at the next possible opportunity, with bids for him having been rejected in the last window.

 

But if Chelsea are to sign him, they will face competition from all of Europe's biggest clubs, with Juventus and Paris their main rivals.

"I know that there is interest on their part," Teixeira said. "There have been talks but nothing concrete at this point.

"For the moment what interests me is going on holiday to Brazil, and we will see what the future holds for us."

 

Chelsea attacker Willian has attracted a new nickname at Chelsea's Cobham training ground: Becks.

The Brazilian forward has scored seven times from free-kicks so far this season, and according to the Mirror, the form has earned him comparisons to dead-ball legend David Beckham.

The former Shakhtar Donetsk winger only has 15 goals in his 113 Chelsea appearances, and is now just one behind his highest season tally ever of eight.