Chelsea offer Ake in swap for £50m Liverpool, City target
Chelsea are set to offer Nathan Ake to nab star defender Virgil Van Dijk.
The Telegraph and the Express write that the Bournemouth loanee could be thrown into a deal to sign the £50m defender, who has also been linked to Liverpool and Manchester City.
Ake is rated at around £15m.
The Telegraph also reports that Saints will pursue Mamadou Sakho, as he is on loan at Crystal Palace and worth approximately £20m, something the Saint Mary's side could afford if they sold Van Dijk.
The 25-year-old recently suffered an ankle injury, but is set to return soon.
Aware of the interest for Van Dijk - Manchester United wanted to sign him earlier on this season - the Mirror wrote that Southamton ramped up the price to £50 million.
The Dutchman has played 39 games in all competitions this season, scoring four goals.