Chelsea have been long-term admirers of Juventus centre-back Matthijs de Ligt with the summer transfer window just around the corner, but any deal will be far from straightforward.
Thomas Tuchel is set to lose Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen this summer, with doubts also hanging over the futures of Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso. It leaves him with plenty of work to do in the transfer market this summer as the Blues play catchup with the rest of the top-flight.
Sanctions placed on Roman Abramovich meant the club could not negotiate contracts or transfers in the build-up to the window opening. Now under the ownership of Todd Boehly, they can finally start to plan again.
