Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is set to be joined by Roma in the race to sign Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi, according to Tuttomercato.
Blues boss Mourinho has maintained his interest in the 21-year-old striker after watching a number of his performances this season and is now ready to pursue a summer move.
Inter have been reluctant to allow the Argentine international to leave the club in recent times, but growing interest from some of European football’s big money clubs has swayed their decision, prompting new boss Roberto Mancini to look elsewhere for a new striker.
Mourinho has been a long term admirer of Icardi since the days the youngster played a part in Barcelona’s famed La Masia.
Icardi spent three years with the Catalan club between 2008 and 2011 before they opted to allow him to join Sampdoria, however, Mourinho’s liking of the striker has not vanished.
Inter have valued the youngster at just £20m, a fee which Chelsea would seemingly be happy to pay but they are now joined by Italian side Roma, who want to partner the Argentine up front with Luiz Adriano next season, who they plan to sign from Shakhtar Donetsk.
The report goes on to say that Roma chief Walter Sabatini is confident of luring the striker to the Italian capital.