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Chelsea will reportedly snub offers for flops Alvaro Morata and Tiemoue Bakayoko unless pair want to quit this summer

Blues to give duo a chance to settle and prove their quality after allowing Mo Salah and Kevin De Bruyne to leave the club too soon

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CHELSEA will reportedly let Alvaro Morata and Tiemoue Bakayoko leave this summer if they ask for a move.

Both players have struggled in their first season with Blues are big-money moves from abroad.

 Alvaro Morata is unlikely to leave Chelsea unless he requests a move
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Alvaro Morata is unlikely to leave Chelsea unless he requests a moveCredit: Getty

The Telegraph report that Blues will reject offers for either player - unless they demand to leave Stamford Bridge.

Blues are said to be willing to give both players a chance to settle and prove their quality after allowing Mo Salah and Kevin De Bruyne to leave the club too soon.

Juventus are keen to re-sign Morata, although Beppe Morotta admits that the Serie A champions would only be able to afford a cut-price deal.

Monaco could also be keen to bring back Bakayoko, who started the FA Cup semi-final on the bench alongside Morata.

 Tiemoue Bakayoko has struggled since a £40m move from Monaco last summer
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Tiemoue Bakayoko has struggled since a £40m move from Monaco last summerCredit: Reuters
 Antonio Conte is unlikely to be around by the end of the summer to have a say on where either player ends up
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Antonio Conte is unlikely to be around by the end of the summer to have a say on where either player ends upCredit: REUTERS


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Bakayoko cost £40m to bring in from the last season's Ligue 1 champions, while Morata arrived from Real Madrid for an initial £58m fee in a deal that could rise to £65m.

Spanish striker Morata has failed to net the goals Blues hoped, with Antonio Conte's dethroned title winners now set to miss out on a top-four finish and a place in the Champions League.

Morata, who is earning £165,000 a week, has netted just 15 times in 44 league and cup appearances this season.

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