Chelsea have a meeting planned with Napoli on Tuesday to resolve the fee they need to pay for Maurizio Sarri.
Reports in Italy coming from Calcio Mercato claim that Blues officials will meet with Aurelio De Laurentiis next week as they close in on the former Napoli manager.
Sarri is said to have already agreed a three-year contract to join Chelsea this summer, where he will replace head coach Antonio Conte.
Chelsea will still be required to pay a fee for the manager, but the two clubs have been some way off in their valuations.
The Blues are said to be thinking of alternative ways of funding the move, with the report suggesting Raul Albiol could play a key role.
The Spanish defender has a release clause of €8 million, but the report claims Chelsea could pay slightly more to sweeten the deal.
Albiol, Piotr Zieliński and Elseid Hysaj are all being linked with moves to Stamford Bridge if Sarri gets the job.
