Chelsea are expected to make a renewed bid to sign Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt next week, according to Corriere dello Sport (today’s edition, page 11)....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
A Corriere dello Sport’s Sunday edition publication reveals Chelsea are ready to submit fresh bid for the signing of dutch centre-back De Ligt.
Following Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen departures, Chelsea are lacking firepowers in the Defence and are looking for make signing this summer.
According to reports, Juventus rejected Chelsea’s opening offer for De Ligt last week. The blues made an opening offer of £34.5m plus Timo Werner to sign De Ligt, and Corriere dello Sport claim that they are expected to make a fresh move next week
Since joining Juventus three years ago, De Ligt has been a key player for the Serie A club and his performance has attracted interests from the likes of Chelsea and Man United. De Ligt still has two more years in his contract with Juventus which expire June 2024 and has refused to sign an extension.
It remains to be seen whether they can persuade Juventus with an improved bid. De Ligt has a release clause of £103m on his contract, and the Bianconeri are likely to prefer a cash deal.
If Chelsea were to sign De Ligt, he would be a superb acquisition for them. The 22-year-old is strong in the air and likes to clear his lines. He is also good with his tackling in the box.
