Chelsea report: Blues eye cut-price deal for Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot

Chelsea are eyeing up a summertime determination for Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot, according to reports, though the club’s ongoing takeover complicates matters.

A consortium led by Todd Boehly is acceptable to acquisition the Stamford Bridge nine from Roman Abramovich successful a £4.25 cardinal deal, but the acquisition is yet to beryllium completed. 

A transportation prohibition is presently successful spot astatine the club, but Tuttosport (opens successful caller tab)reports that the Blues could marque a determination for France planetary Rabiot erstwhile it is lifted.

The Turin-based paper believes that Chelsea could connection astir €15-20 cardinal (£13-17m) for the cardinal midfielder.

Rabiot is entering the last twelvemonth of his declaration successful Turin, and the Italian giants could beryllium acceptable for a summertime squad shake-up aft different disappointing season.

Juve finished 4th for a 2nd consecutive season, but they were 8 points worse disconnected this word nether Massimiliano Allegri than they were past play with rookie brag Andrea Pirlo.

It was besides the archetypal clip successful 11 years that the Old Lady finished a play without a trophy, aft they mislaid the Super Cup and Italian Cup finals to rivals Inter Milan.

Rabiot has featured regularly, making 45 appearances successful each competitions, but the Frenchman’s signifier has been inconsistent.

The 27-year-old failed to people immoderate goals this play and provided lone 2 assists.

Mohamed Salah is simply a large enactment for Real Madrid to crook to aft losing retired connected Kylian Mbappe, though Liverpool are making moves of their ain during this transportation window, eyeing a woody for Matthijs de Ligt, according to reports and listening to offers for 1 midfielder.

Rumours are rife that Manchester United are looking to slash the wage bill – with PSG lining up 1 last effort to sway Paul Pogba to Paris. There could beryllium plentifulness of incomings, too: Frenkie de Jong remains a cardinal people astatine £67.5m, portion Raphinha of Leeds is connected the radar. Jurrien Timber is 1 sanction heavy linked, portion United are semipermanent admirers of Lazio antheral Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

Alasdair Mackenzie is simply a freelance writer based successful Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling connected the FFT shirt, helium tin beryllium recovered astatine Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since increasing up connected a fare of Football Italia connected Channel 4, helium present counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passionateness for Ross County and Lazio.