Chelsea must beat some of Europe's biggest clubs to sign Romania international full-back Cristian Manea.
The Daily Mail says Chelsea have opened talks over a £2.3million deal for 17 year-old Manea.
Arsenal, Ajax, Inter and Udinese had all made enquiries for Manea who is developing under the tutelage of Vitorul coach Gheorge Hagi.
Chelsea are continuing to bring in young players to supplement the established stars in their first team and have more than 20 players loaned out across Europe.
