Chelsea bid for Douglas Costa

Chelsea have made an offer to sign Shakhtar Donetsk forward Douglas Costa, according to The Mail.

The Blues have been strongly associated with a move for Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado in recent days, but The Mail claims that the West London outfit have made a formal bid of around £16m for the talented Brazilian striker.

However, it is understood that the Blues may have a tough time negotiating a deal with the Ukrainian giants given their reluctance to let go of their star players.