Chelsea have been given a boost in their transfer pursuit of Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt as the Italian outfit target a potential defensive replacement.
football.london understands that the Blues held talks with Juventus over a potential move for De Ligt, but there hasn't been a formal bid from Chelsea yet. Bayern Munich are also in the race for the Dutch defender, but aren't willing to meet Juve's asking price of around £65million.
Another defender that has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge is Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly, although he is not currently on the Blues' shortlist for defensive targets, football.london understands.
