Alonso were also left out by Lopetegui, as was Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin. Although Lewandowski’s age is not ideal for the kind of hefty price Chelsea would have to pay – he turns 30 in August – he does fit the bill for a proven European goal-scorer and his arrival would also be a crucial way of persuading Eden Hazard, and Thibaut Courtois that Chelsea are serious about challenging again for the Premier League and the Champions League after a disappointing fifth-place finish. Both players are holding off on their contract renewals until they see firm evidence that the club are prepared to compete with rivals for the best players, although Hazard yesterday gave his strongest hint yet that he was looking to the future at Stamford Bridge.Poland international but in the past two years the Champions League finalists have had to sell players in order to stay in profit and it is likely that they would have to do the same again to buy Lewandowski. Morata is now represented by Pini Zahavi, the Israeli agent who was such a key player in the acquisition of Roman Abramovich’s first Premier League-winning Chelsea team in the midpoint of the last decade. Bayern were robust in seeing off interest in the player last summer and he finished top of the Bundesliga goalscorers with 29 goals – almost twice as many as any other player in the league. The stand-off with Conte and his assistants continues this week with the compensation bill expected to top £10 million if