Chelsea slapped a £36m (€40m) price tag on their Spanish left-back Alonso. Atletico Madrid were interested in signing the defender, but have pulled out after the asking price was too high, according to Spanish outlet Cadena Cope. Alonso would be open to a move back to SpainAlonso would be open to a move back to Spain, it’s been reported. Chelsea transfer news: Atletico Madrid pull out of Marcos Alonso deal for one reasonThe new manager is strongly tipped to be Blues legend and Derby County boss Frank Lampard. Chelsea transfer news: Alonso was dropped for the Europa League finalChelsea transfer news: Atletico are looking for a replacement for Filipe Luis who is out of contract

Source: Express June 22, 2019 07:18 UTC