Juventus CEO Maurizio Arrivabene has all but confirmed they are resigned to losing Chelsea-bound Matthijs de Ligt this summer, while Nathan Ake could also be on his way back to Stamford Bridge.
Both Dutch defenders have been identified by manager Thomas Tuchel as his top priorities for this new-looking Chelsea defence as the pair are set to replace Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen. Today (Thursday) is expected to be a key date for the de Ligt transfer saga, with both clubs reportedly set to meet to hash out the structure of the deal, with one of Christian Pulisic and Timo Werner expected to be added on top of a potential £60millio.
If the meeting was to go well, then a fee could potentially be agreed by the Serie A outfit but only on their terms, as their CEO alluded to when updating the Italian press on his club's stance regarding De Ligt. "It's impossible to keep players when they want to leave the club - but all the three parties in the negotiations have to be satisfied," Arrivabene told Italian media.
