Chelsea prepare to hijack Man City's £54m Cavani bid by offering Fernando Torres as bait to Benitez's Napoli

Incoming Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will offer Fernando Torres to Napoli as part of a player-plus-cash deal for Edinson Cavani, according to reports in Italy. After missing out on Monaco-bound Falcao, Mourinho has switched his attention to bringing in Uruguayan striker Cavani - a long-term target of Manchester City’s. Cavani’s release clause stands at 60million Euros (£54m) and City are prepare to offer Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko as part of a deal to bring the 26-year-old to the Etihad Stadium. But Chelsea know that new Napoli boss Rafael Benitez would love to work with Fernando Torres for a third time and will offer him as a 30m Euro (£25.7m) makeweight, report Gazzetta dello Sport. Cavani is one of Europe’s hottest properties this summer after a Serie A season in which he scored a remarkable 29 goals in 34 games. His tally stands at an impressive 78 goals in 104 league games since joining Napoli from Palermo in the summer of 2010. Mourinho is not convinced by the inconsistent Torres and wants to add a striker to his squad to compete with Demba Ba and Romelu Lukaku.