Italian flies into London as Chelsea open talks to sign £62.8 million man
The Blues have opened talks with Juventus over a potential deal for Dusan Vlahovic this summer.
This is according to reports in Italy.
Recent reports claimed that Chelsea were ready to make their moves in the January window as a report from Italy claimed the Blues remained keen on adding Vlahovic to their squad after missing out on him last season.
Juve spent €75m (£62.8m) on signing Vlahovic from Fiorentina in January 2022 and the 23-year-old has scored 23 goals in 63 appearances.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juve’s sporting director, Giovanni Manna, travelled to London over the weekend for discussions with Tottenham over a permanent deal for Dejan Kulusevski.
However, the report claims that Manna also spoke with Chelsea’s hierarchy to discuss Vlahovic’s signing.
After missing out on Champions League football due to their 10-point deduction in Serie A, Juve are open to selling Vlahovic in order to bolster their finances but are demanding an €80 million (£68.7m) transfer fee.
Journalist Ben Jacobs recently claimed that Vlahovic could definitely join Chelsea in the summer window – Jacobs told GIVEMESPORT: “I think Chelsea want a traditional number nine and they urgently need goals.
‘Dusan Vlahovic is one player they’ve tracked for quite some time.
“The possibility that Vlahovic will leave Juventus hasn’t become apparent after the points deduction. It’s really been the case for all of 2023, and many suitors feel that there is a real possibility to get Vlahovic at value because he’s just not as happy as he was at Fiorentina playing under Max Allegri.
“When you add the fact that Juve, with the points deduction, are not looking likely to get Champions League football, suddenly there is that possibility that somebody could come in.
“Obviously, we also have to wait and see what the other implications are from the cases against Juventus because there may be more things that impact the football club and their finances. Vlahovic could definitely move somewhere this summer.”