Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is planning to challenge Spurs for the signature of Bolton Wanderers defender Gary Cahill when the January transfer window opens.
England centre-back Cahill was close to joining Tottenham on deadline day, but the deal fell through because a fee could not be agreed.
Bolton wanted £17million for the 25-year-old - a figure that had deterred Arsenal and Liverpool earlier in the summer.
However, Cahill is now in the final year of his contract and Wanderers will look to offload him for around £8million in January, unless he signs a new deal.
Spurs are planning to renew their interest, but will face competition from Chelsea, reports the People.
Villas-Boas apparently wants to pair Cahill with his international team-mate John Terry at the heart of the Blues defence and will ask owner Roman Abramovich for the funds to sign him.
Arsenal and Liverpool are unlikely to return with new bids for the Bolton star, having signed Per Mertesacker and Sebastian Coates respectively in the closing stages of the summer transfer window.
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