According to a recent report, Chelsea defender Emerson Palmieri is high up on Serie A heavyweights Juventus’s list of January transfer targets.
The Brazil-born Italy international was keen to depart Stamford Bridge in the summer however wasn’t able to settle a go back to Serie A.
He discovers himself well down the chain of command at the club and has yet to function in the Premier League this season, his only start across all competitions coming versus Barnsley in the EFL Cup.
Italian source Calciomercato declares that the 26-year-old star is not short of suitors in the Italian top-flight, with Juventus now thought about the favourites to land his signature.
Bianconeri are stated to have already reached his representatives in the hope of having an agreement in place prior to the January transfer market opens in a couple of weeks time.
Elsewhere, Chelsea star N’Golo Kante is a priority transfer target for Inter Milan, reports say – which could see the Frenchman reunite with former boss Antonio Conte at the Serie A side.
In spite of being an ever-present part of Frank Lampard’s Blues side this campaign, Kante has been linked with a transfer away from Stamford Bridge, with Real Madrid allegedly keen admirers of the 29-year-old.
Inter are planning to bolster their midfield after a mixed start to the Italian campaign, which sees them outside Serie A’s top four after six games played.
And according to the French news outlet Canal+, via Goal, Conte has identified Kante as a key potential addition to his Serie A side.