Chelsea are the "favourite" to sign one of the Champions League's most deadly strikers, ahead of Juventus and Milan this summer.

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• Chelsea keen on Champions League hotshot
• Face competition from Juventus and Milan
• Striker has €70m release clause

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Serhou Guirassy of Borussia Dortmund is the top scorer in the Champions League this season – netting 13 times, including a hat-trick against Barcelona on Tuesday – and the Blues are eyeing him up as the solution to their number nine problems ahead of next season, reports transfer journalist Maurizio Russo. They face competition from Juventus and Milan for the forward.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Russo reports that Guirassy has a €70m release clause in his Dortmund contract, which is unlikely to be a fee that puts Chelsea off, although they should "be careful" about Juventus' interest.

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  The report states that Napoli boss Antonio Conte was keen to sign Guirassy last summer. The club ended up landing Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea but the Italian would have liked to sign them both.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR GUIRASSY?

  Guirassy will next be in action against Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday, as Dortmund aim to climb into the European qualification positions in the Bundesliga.

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