Rumour Reel: Benteke bound for Palace, Conte keen on Kante

Subotic to seal Reds move

As Martin Skrtel looks set to seal a move to Turkish giants Fenerbahce, it appears Liverpool are already preparing for life without the Slovakian.

Centre back Neven Subotic confirmed he is set to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer, with Sunderland and West Ham United also linked with a move for the Serbian.

Subotic lifted two Bundesliga crowns under Klopp at Dortmund and is keen on a reunion – reports suggest. The Serbia defender played 31 games in the manager’s maiden title-winning term and is a player the German trusts immensely and boasts great passing and tactical nous.

Kolo Toure is also set to depart the Anfield outfit, which leaves Liverpool with only Mamadou Sakho, Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip fighting for centre back berths. Neither Sakho or Lovren particularly impressed this campaign, but incoming Matip could form a formidable partnership with Subotic.

Conte keen on Kante

Chelsea are reportedly ready to rival Real Madrid and Arsenal for Leicester City star N’Golo Kante. The Blues are weighing up whether to pull the trigger on the industrious midfielder’s reported £20m release clause – but will likely have the pick of a whole host of top European clubs.

Reports in Spain suggest Zinedine Zidane himself has ordered Florentino Perez to bring the Frenchman to Madrid. Kante joined Leicester for just £5.6m from French side Caen last summer and was a vital component in the Foxes claiming a shock Premier League triumph.

The 25-year-old is currently on international duty at Euro 2016 and is open to a move in order to lift more silverware. Midfield star Kante made 37 Premier League appearances of a possible 38 for Leicester last season and was one of Claudio Ranieri’s key men throughout.

Neither Nemanja Matic nor Cesc Fabregas covered themselves in any glory this past term, and could be part of a Chelsea midfield revolution as Antonio Conte pursues Roma’s Radja Nainggolan.

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