Chelsea’s interest in £90million Jan Oblak has been confirmed by Atletico Madrid’s assistant manager.

Oblak, who has been a big success since he joined the club from Benfica in 2014, signed a new deal with Atletico Madrid until 2023 last year.

The 27-year-old has been named the best La Liga goalkeeper the last four seasons in a row.

Diego Simeone’s No 2 German Burgos, who is leaving at the end of the season, said Frank Lampard is trying to seal a deal for the keeper this summer.

He was asked by Marca if there were any of his current players he would like to sign at his next club.

It was then that he confirmed Chelsea’s attempts to get Oblak.

He said: “If I only quote one who I would take from Atletico Madrid, it would be bad – I have to name them all.

“Look, the Russian [Roman Abramovich] wants to take Oblak.”

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Hakim Ziyech has finally got his twitchy feet on a training ground with his new Chelsea team-mates.

The 27-year-old playmaker looked lean and sharp at the Blues’ training ground in Cobham – days after watching their 1-0 win over Norwich from the Stamford Bridge stands.

Delighted Chelsea posted this message on social media: “Hakim Ziyech got his first taste of training with the squad today!”

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Reports in Germany claim Chelsea have been handed a major boost in the London club’s move for Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz.

According to BILD, the Bundesliga club are willing to accept instalments for Havertz over the course of several years, with performance-related bonuses also included.

The update could bring Havertz a step closer to Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea favourites to land the Germany international.

Leverkusen are, however, standing by their £90million asking price but in a new twist they are now showing flexibility over the payments.

The fee was proving a problem for the Blues, who were reluctant to pay an up-front sum, but now Leverkusen have shown flexibility.

It was unclear how the Blues would finance a deal for Havertz, with big-money deals for Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech already wrapped up.

Real Madrid are also reportedly interested in the attacking midfielder.

The 21-year-old played his last game for the club in their 4-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the German Cup final in Berlin 11 days ago.