Chelsea rival Man Metropolis with mortgage enquiry for €50m Juventus midfielder
Chelsea have joined Manchester Metropolis in enquiring in regards to the availability of Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz, it has been revealed.
Luiz has struggled for minutes since his £42.4m transfer to Juventus in the summertime and the previous Aston Villa midfielder has lengthy been linked with a return to the Premier League. These rumours ramped up earlier this week with the revelation that Metropolis, one other of Luiz’s former employers, have been contemplating a transfer for the Brazilian.
In the meantime, Juventus are engaged on new signings of their very own and director Cristiano Giuntoli was just lately in London for talks with Chelsea over Portugal worldwide Renato Veiga and, in accordance with La Gazzetta dello Sport, it was throughout this assembly that the Blues made identified their curiosity in Luiz.
Chelsea are exploring their choices in midfield after Enzo Fernandez and Romeo Lavia each picked up accidents, with the latter doubtlessly dealing with an prolonged spell on the sidelines, and a possible mortgage transfer for Luiz was instructed.
The Telegraph add Chelsea’s enquiry was entertained by Juventus, however the Serie A aspect’s calls for of a dedication to a everlasting switch on the finish of the season have scuppered a possible deal.
Negotiations over Veiga’s future proceed, however Gianluca Di Marzio claims the 21-year-old’s calls for are at present too excessive for Juventus, who’ve been quoted a price of round £5m simply to take Veiga on mortgage.
Chelsea need near £20m to half methods with Veiga completely, with Lazio additionally exploring a deal as a part of their makes an attempt to signal Cesare Casadei this month.
