Given the circumstances at Stamford Bridge at the moment, this summer transfer window is likely to be a busy one.
With several players looking to leave at the end of their contracts, big-name players wanting to depart and new owners incoming, a rebuild appears to be on the horizon.
Improving the defence will be one key target, with Antonio Rudiger leaving on a free transfer to Real Madrid, Andreas Christensen going to Barcelona and Cesar Azpilicueta potentially joining the latter at the Camp Nou as well.
That’ll leave a huge hole in the backline, and one name that has been bandied around as an option is Matthijs de Ligt.
He’s a key man at Juventus, and they don’t want to lose him but he is set to enter the final two years of his current deal this summer, leaving the Italians in a tricky situation if he doesn’t renew this year.
The Blues are ‘on the hunt’ for Rudiger’s replacement and are a club to ‘watch out for’ in the coming months.
That might not be the only business between the two sides as the Italians are keen on signing left-back Emerson Palmieri.
He is the ‘hottest and most concrete name’ on the club’s list to fill the left-back spot as he is the ‘old favourite’ among those in charge in Turin.
Whether they make a move depends on Alex Sandro, who is yet to decide his future but could look for a new adventure, leaving Juventus in need of a new starter in the position.
Palmieri is the man they want, but they will need to strike a deal with Chelsea, who are set to get the player back after a successful loan spell at Lyon this season.
They’re yet to put a price on him, but Juventus could be interested nonetheless in a summer that may see the two clubs doing more than one deal together.
