Cesar Azpilicueta may soon have some competition for having the coolest name at Chelsea...
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Reports from Sky Italy say that Antonio Conte’s side have agreed a deal for Torino and Italian national team right back Davide Zappacosta.
Conte gave Zappacosta his first call up with Italy so knows all about the full back.
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The 25-year-old will be able to travel to London to complete the move before the World Cup qualifiers over the coming days.
69 - #Zappacosta was involved in 69 shots in the Serie A 16/17 (21 + 48 chances created), only Ghoulam did better among defenders. Wing-back pic.twitter.com/YgTimiHPvJ
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) August 31, 2017
According to the reports out of Italy Zappacosta will cost Chelsea $30 million plus add-ons.
Zappacosta is expected to compete with Victor Moses for the right wing-back spot at Chelsea.