Antonio Conte 

sets

 up

 Kylian Mbappe 

meeting 

as Chelsea join 

race

 for Monaco star

Conte will try to convince Mbappe to snub Real Madrid and join 

Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

Antonio Conte will make a late attempt to convince

 Kylian Mbappe to join Chelsea, having identified 

the French starlet as the ideal replacement for

Diego Costa.

And now according to Le10sport, Chelsea will

make a big play for Mbappe in the coming days, 

with Antonio Conte set to meet the player and

his entourage over a potential transfer.A host 

of clubs are trying to sign the 18-year-old

sensation this summer, with PSG recently

 joining Real Madrid, Arsenal and Manchester 

City in the hunt for his signature.

Conte hopes to partner Mbappe alongside Hazard and

Lukaku (Picture: Getty)

The Italian manager has reportedly been given 

a huge summer war chest to strengthen his squad, 

while he will also hope to land a big fee when 

Diego Costa is sold.

The Spanish striker, wanted by the likes of

 AC Milan and Atletico Madrid, revealed he 

had been told he was no longer in Conte’s plans,

 and the Blues hope to fetch at least £50 million

for him this summer.

That should give Chelsea the necessary funds 

to bankroll a €130 million (£114m) bid for Mbappe,

though convincing him to join will be even 

harder than convincing Monaco to sell.

Mbappe has already gone cold on Man City 

and Pep Guardiola, while he is slightly more

 positive about moving to Madrid even 

though he risks sitting out of the first XI.

Real Madrid and Man City are leading the chase for Mbappe

 at the moment (Picture: Getty)

At Chelsea, he would line up in a front three

 alongside Belgian duo Eden Hazard and 

Romelu Lukaku, with the latter widely expected 

to re-sign for the club from Everton.

Nevertheless, it is Madrid who are at the most

 advanced stage of negotiations with Monaco

and Mbappe, and Chelsea have a lot of catching 

up to do in a very short amount of time.