Chelsea are set to offer £88.6m (€100m) for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi in order to boost their title defence.

The Nerazzurri hit man struck a hat-trick in the recent Derby della Madonnina to down AC Milan.

A report from El Gol Digital suggests the Blues will trigger his buy-out clause in a bid to force a move in January.

The 24-year-old has 11 goals in 12 Serie A games this season and finds the back of the net every 97 minutes, proving how lethal he can be in front of goal.

Matched with the more mobile Alvaro Morata, Antonio Conte could line up the most deadly strike duo in the Premier League.

The Argentinian laps up the adulation (
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News and gossip from Saturday's Daily Mirror

Mauricio Pochettino is monitoring the progress of West Ham star Manuel Lanzini. The Tottenham boss is a big fan of the 24-year-old playmaker ,and has been ever since Lanzini scored against his Spurs at White Hart Lane two years ago.

Arsenal keeping tabs on Manchester City starlet Bobby Duncan. The 16-year-old striker is a cousin of Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard.

Lionel Messi has requested an unusual release clause be inserted into his new Barcelona contract. The Nou Camp hero is out of contract next summer and is yet to sign a new deal that could keep him at the club until 2021. According to Spanish media, Messi wants a clause in his new deal that would enable him to leave the club whenever he wants.

Atletico Madrid are plotting to take Manchester United's Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera back to his homeland, according to a report in Spain.

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has told a Spanish radio station he would be willing to return to Real Madrid, despite being sold by the European champions less than four months ago.

Real Madrid are ready to pay up to €80million (£71m) to land Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos, say Spanish media.

Marquinhos has impressed for PSG this term (
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Transfer news and gossip from other papers and sites

Everton want Germany international Marcel Halstenberg, with the RB Leipzig star featuring against England at Wembley on Friday (Mail)

Man United are set to take up an option to extend the contracts of Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Ashley Young and Daley Blind until 2019 (Telegraph)

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