Leicester are closing in on a deal for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Adrien Silva - and that could free Danny Drinkwater to join Chelsea .
Silva, 28, is rated at £22m by Sporting who need to sell players to balance the books and Leicester are hopeful.
That will enable Drinkwater to go to Chelsea if they can agree a fee with the clubs still some distance apart.
Drinkwater has asked for a move and is desperate to go to Stamford Bridge.
However, the clubs have so far been unable to agree a fee for the 27-year-old.
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