Exciting Serie A defender prefers Juventus transfer over Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen: Report
The Serie A star defender, Riccardo Calafiori, has Juventus, Chelsea, and Leverkusen lined up for him after his sensational performance for Bologna. But the Italian club need not to worry as the Serie A star prefers them over the other two.
The 22-year-old, who established himself as Bologna’s dependable defender, has emerged as one of the major surprises of the Serie A season. He was crucial to the team’s incredible season, which resulted in a Champions League qualification.
The Italian has been the main objective for the Bianconeri to strengthen their defence for a number of months. And if his skill wasn’t enough to persuade them beforehand, his magnificent display against Paolo Montero’s team recently definitely put an end to any concerns.
According to the Italian journalist, Alfredo Pedulla, Calafiori has already rejected offers from Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen. He further wrote:
“Both Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen have insistently explored Calafiori but – we repeat – his desire is to stay in Italy. Bologna is aware of this, but will not make any discounts.”
Calafiori established himself as a solid presence at the defence and scored the first two goals in Serie A match against the Italians. As a matter of fact, after his departure, Juventus managed to pull off a noteworthy comeback from 0-3 to 3-3.
According to the source, Juventus has already initiated communication with the Emilians, who are seeking a minimum of €25 million in exchange for their Italian player. The journalist thinks the price will eventually rise, though.
Chelsea are set to go through a number of changes this summer. There is no doubt that the Blues need some definite improvement to their defensive side after all the unnecessary goals they conceded throughout last season.
With Mauricio Pochettino’s departure, the upcoming manager and the owners would like to restructure the team, bringing some young sensations to bolster their squad for the upcoming challenges.
The Blues need not to worry about the Serie A defender’s snub at their transfer attempt. Their are plenty of other stars Chelsea has their eyes on. It will be interesting to see how would the new Blues squad turn out to be in the upcoming weeks.
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