Chelsea transfer rumours: Chelsea keen on Inter's Perisic

Wrapping up the Chelsea transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 summer window. Who have Chelsea been linked with?

Tottenham, Chelsea and Juventus are interested in signing Ivan Perisic but Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi hopes the winger shuns transfer interest and stays on at Inter (Daily Mail, May 22).

Plans are in place to make Sevilla defender Jules Kounde one of Chelsea's first signings once their takeover of the club is complete (Goal, May 19); Kounde was blocked from a move to Chelsea last summer but he remains their top defensive target ahead of a summer of change in London (Daily Mail, May 20); Chelsea will also pursue a deal for AC Milan captain and Italy defender Alessio Romagnoli, who will become a free agent this summer (Mundo Deportivo, May 19).

Chelsea intend to re-open talks with Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele, providing he is still available once the club's takeover has concluded (90min, May 19); Conor Gallagher and Armando Broja will return to Chelsea after the completion of their respective loans at Crystal Palace and Chelsea (Fabrizio Romano, May 19).

Chelsea withdrew from the race to sign Erling Haaland because they had doubts about his ability to play in the Premier League, according to reports (The Sun, May 12) Chelsea have been left frustrated that the sanctions placed on the club have restricted their transfer pursuit of Haaland (The Sun, May 7).

Manchester United are reportedly plotting to hijack Chelsea's plan to buy Stuttgart's Borna Sosa, who has been compared to David Beckham (Daily Mail, May 11)

Pau Torres has received interest from Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea as the Premier League sides prepare to activate his £50m release clause in the summer (The Sun, April