Chelsea have two secret £70million weapons in their armoury of interest to Juventus which may help them broker the Matthijs de Ligt deal amid the £103million release clause worry.
Todd Boehly and Thomas Tuchel are in the midst of planning what could be a massive transfer window for the Blues who are reportedly planning on spending upwards of £200million on new recruits this summer. Alongside the attack which will receive a significant amount of that transfer fund following the probable loan exit of Romelu Lukaku, the defence is an area of great concern following the two high-profile departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen this summer.
Whilst the Jules Kounde pursuit is currently stalling with Boehly deeming the £58m valuation to be a bit too excessive at this current moment, other options are being looked at, as per The Evening Standard, with de Ligt now coming into the question after what has happened regarding contract talks between the Dutchman and Juventus. Although initial optimism that Juve's number 4 would extend his contract and reduce his release clause at the same time in the process, this couldn't be agreed upon and now, according to Corriere dello Sport amongst others, the 22-year-old is now requesting a move to the Premier League.
