Concern for Chelsea as Matthijs de Ligt ‘wants to join’ new suitor

A recent replace on the continuing switch hypothesis surrounding precedence Chelsea goal Matthijs de Ligt has been offered on Monday night.

Thomas Tuchel’s Blues are after all identified to be looking out for reinforcements on the coronary heart of the membership’s backline this summer season, on the again of the free agent departures of each Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.

In flip, after beforehand focusing their attentions on Sevilla standout Jules Kounde, the switch staff in west London have since shifted their sights to Turin, with De Ligt understood to be excessive on the membership’s wishlist.

A gap supply for the Dutch stopper is even understood to have been tabled, earlier than being swiftly rejected.

This comes with the powers that be at Juventus having made clear that they are going to solely half with the membership’s star defender within the case of a bid within the area of €100 million being obtained.

? Juventus have reportedly rejected a proposal from Chelsea of €40M + Pulisic or Werner for the signing of Matthijs de Ligt. ❌

The Italians solely need money for the defender: €100M. ?

(Supply: @tuttosport) pic.twitter.com/xGclarkbru

— Switch Information Dwell (@DeadlineDayLive) June 26, 2022

Chelsea, although, up to now, haven’t come near satisfying such calls for on the a part of the Italian giants.

And such a stance on the a part of the Pensioners now seems to have opened the door for rival suitors of De Ligt’s providers to enter the fray.

As per a report from switch journalist Florian Plettenburg of Sky Germany, Bayern Munich have gone so far as to open negotiations of their very own with Juve, keen so as to add the Bianconeri stopper to the membership’s defensive ranks with a view to subsequent season.

Not solely that however, considerably, it is usually instructed that De Ligt himself ‘needs to hitch’ the Bavarians, dealing a probably monumental blow to Chelsea’s summer season plans.

?Unique Information De Ligt: Bayern needs him & #deLigt needs to hitch Bayern! Talks with Nagelsmann & Salihamidzic impressed him! Negotiations between Bayern/Juve have began. Talks are good. However: He‘s very costly. Switch payment anticipated between €60-80m. @SkySports @Sky_Marc ??

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 4, 2022

Chelsea contemplating astonishing Cristiano Ronaldo transfer

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Bayern Munich hyperlinks shut down