Speed up deal: Pochettino tells Chelsea to sign £34m star who is refusing a new contract, deal now close
Negotiations between Chelsea and Juventus for Dusan Vlahovic are now intensifying after Mauricio Pochettino made a decision on the striker.
That is according to Sport Media Set.
Fabrizio Romano added that talks are ongoing between Chelsea and Juventus, with the Blues happy to leave the final decision up to the Argentine.
Now – according to Sport Media Set – Pochettino has decided that he does want Vlahovic in west London.
The Italian news outlet believe talks are now hotting up as Chelsea focus their attention on the 23-year-old.
Sport Media Set add that Vlahovic himself is refusing to sign a new contract at the Allianz Stadium, and Juventus need to make a large sale due to financial reasons, so the Italian giants are hoping for Chelsea to help them out.
It sounds like the Blues plan to do exactly that – with Romelu Lukaku heading to Juventus in the opposite direction as part of the deal.
Sport Media Set believe Chelsea have only offered €30m (£26m) and the Belgian so far, with Juventus holding out for €40m (£34m) and also the 30-year-old striker.
Interestingly, the report actually states that the “next few hours” could be decisive