The future of Real Madrid striker James Rodriguez will be decided in the coming days.
The Colombia international will leave the Spanish giants this summer with Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester United all heavily linked.
According to Calciomercato.it, the Blues have moved in pole position to sign the 25-year-old.
The article claims that the Londoners are ready to pay the £66million fee wanted by Real Madrid.
Chelsea are yet to strengthen their offensive department despite the fact that Diego Costa will leave club.
Manager Antonio Conte is not happy with how the club has been moving in the summer transfer window especially after the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United have added key players in recent days.