Chelsea happy to see Spanish defender leave in January
Chelsea are open to letting Marcos Alonso leave the club this month, according to reports.
The left-back, 29, has fallen out of favour under Frank Lampard this season.
His long-term future appears to be away from Stamford Bridge, with Lampard preferring Emerson in the role.
Alonso has made 14 appearances this season, scoring one goal – the winner in the victory over Newcastle in October.
According to The Telegraph, Inter Milan are leading the chase for the Spanish international.
He still has three-and-a-half years left to run on his Chelsea contract, which sees him pocket £100,000 per week.
Inter boss Antonio Conte got the best out of Alonso during his spell in charge in West London before his sacking, which cost the club £26million.
Deployed as the left wing-back, he scored 13 goals across two seasons under the Italian.
They won the Premier League together in 2016/17 and the FA Cup the following year before Conte was replaced by Maurizio Sarri.
And the opportunity to work together again appears to be appealing to Conte, who has stuck with his favourite formation at the San Siro.
Lampard, however, has generally opted for a back four with either Emerson at left-back or Cesar Azpilicueta, with Reece James on the right.
Chelsea happy for Marcos Alonso to leave in January transfer window after interest from Inter Milan who also want Giroud https://t.co/B9sh65DPVk
— The Sun – Chelsea (@SunChelsea) January 8, 2020
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And reports state that the Blues are eyeing up a new left-back to come into the club.
Leicester and England star Ben Chilwell is a target but almost certainly will not leave this month while scouts watched Atalanta’s Robin Gosens on Monday.