Chelsea told they missed out on ‘fantastic’ deadline-day signing

Chelsea failed to sign a replacement for Enzo Fernandez on deadline day (Picture: Every Second Media/Shutterstock)

Former Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris says he would have ‘loved’ to have seen the club sign Manu Kone from Roma this summer.

Kone emerged as a top target for Chelsea as the Premier League giants scoured the transfer market for a central midfielder to fill the void left by the Manchester City-bound Enzo Fernandez.

In the early hours of deadline day, reports emanating out of Italy suggested the Blues were on the cusp of a £52million agreement to sign the 25-year-old France int...