Chelsea have been handed a major boost in their pursuit of Ben Chilwell as Leicester are reportedly lining up a move for Ajax left-back Nicolas Tagliafico.

The Blues have been after the English ace for some time as they look to replace Emerson and Marcos Alonso this summer.

And the deal could be one step closer as the Foxes have highlighted Argentine Tagliafico as the man to replace Chilwell, according to the Mirror.

The newspaper, however, adds that Leicester will be expecting the same £80m fee they received for Harry Maguire in order to part company with Chilwell.

The East Midlands side have not named a price for the England international who is also said to have attracted interest from Manchester City.

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