Chelsea transfer news: Italian coach wants to take over the Blues, star player could make a shock return to his former club, and more - 3rd April 2018

Allegri wants to leave Juventus for Chelsea this summer

According to Goal.com, Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri is ready to leave Italy and replace under-pressure Chelsea boss Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge.

Roman Abramovich will have to give Conte a £9 million payout if the club chooses to fire the manager, who won the Premier League title in his first season.

Moreover, as many as nine first-team players, including Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois who may not sign new contracts as the Blues, are now eight points adrift of Tottenham Hotspur in the final Champions League spot are technically out of the contention.

As far as Allegri is concerned, the four-time Serie A winning coach has revealed that he was already thinking about life after Juventus and wants to leave Italy. "Certainly, I will go abroad. In Italy, I am finished," said the 50-year-old.

Real Madrid are ready to sign Alvaro Morata for a third time

Alvaro Morata could be heading back to Real Madrid from Chelsea

According to Daily Star, Real Madrid are interested in bringing Alvaro Morata back to Santiago Bernabeu and put an end to his Stamford Bridge nightmare.

The Spain international, who joined Chelsea last July for a club-record £70m, scored 12 goals before the end of 2017 but had to wait until the middle of March to score his first goal of 2018.

The 25-year-old has been struggling with his fitness and a three-month drought also saw him dropped from Spain's World Cup squad.

If Morata returns to Santiago Bernabeu, it would be his third spell as a Los Blancos player. He first joined Real Madrid academy in 2008 before leaving for Juventus in 2014.

Two years later he was re-signed by the La Liga giants, scoring 20 goals in 43 appearances in 2016/17.

Eden Hazard's drop in form cools down Real Madrid interest

Eden Hazard is having a completely average goal-scoring season by his standards

According to the Express, Chelsea could reportedly see as many as nine key players leave in the summer with the club likely to bid farewell to manager Antonio Conte.

Eden Hazard, who will be out of contract in two years' time, has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid if the west London club finish outside the top four.

A 3-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, first in 28 years at home to their London rivals, left the Blues' Champions League hopes in tatters as they are now eight points adrift of Spurs in the Premier League table.

But, according to the latest reports, the La Liga giants might reconsider their summer transfer plans after the Belgian international has had a minimal impact on Chelsea’s most important games this season.

The 27-year-old, who is yet to sign a new contract with Chelsea, has failed to score or create an assist in the last five appearances.

With seven Premier League games remaining he has 11 league goals and 15 in all competitions this season.