Atletico Madrid hijack Inter's move for Cesar Azpilicueta
Atletico Madrid have made an 11th-hour offer to Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta, 90min understands, with Los Rojiblancos set to beat Inter to his signature. Azpilicueta agreed personal terms with Inter earlier this month and was expected to head to Italy on a free transfer, with Chelsea keen to reward the Spaniard for his 11 years of service by allowing him to decide his future. Now, however, Atletico have muscled their way into the conversation with an offer to take Azpilicueta back to his homeland. A return to Spain is understood to appeal to Azpilicueta and his family and, as a result, Atletico are now expected to land the 33-year-old's signature. Atletico have released former Tottenham right-back Matt Doherty this summer and so there is an obvious vacancy in Diego Simeone's defence which Azpilicueta will fill. READ MORE FROM THE 90MIN TALKING TRANSFERS TEAM feed Azpilicueta now needs to finalise the details of his departure from Chelsea. The veteran defender still has