Chelsea are desperate to sign a striker this month, at any cost. Having weighed up moves for West Ham's Andy Carroll, Roma's Edin Dzeko, Stoke's Peter Crouch, Tottenham's Fernando Llorente and Crystal Palace's out-of-form Christian Benteke, Conte now has his eye set on Islam Slimani.
Leicester City are willing to let the striker, who has struggled at the King Power Stadium since his arrival in 2016, exit the club, so long as they recoup some of the £27.5million they spent on the club-record signing.
Despite Slimani's woes in England, Conte is keen on the 29-year-old and has asked about bringing him to Stamford Bridge on a loan deal, but the Foxes prefer the switch to be permanent.