Chelsea reach agreement: Antonio Conte set to sign £20m Juventus winger

Could Kwadwo Asamoah be on his way to Chelsea?

 

Incoming Blues boss Antonio Conte is keen on a reunion with the Ghanaian after bringing him to Juventus in 2012.
Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport claim Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is willing to spend up to £20m to sign the 27-year-old midfielder.
And CalcioMercatoWeb report there is a verbal agreement in place for the winger to move to Stamford Bridge this summer.

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CHELSEA became officially the worst Premier League champions in history, struggling to a 10th place finish after a tortuous campaign.

 

Italy manager Conte is keen to overhaul Chelsea’s squad after a disappointing campaign as defending Premier League champions saw them finish 10th.

The Blues ended a massive 31 points behind shock winners Leicester.
The reports go on to say negotiations are at an advanced stage with the player wanting to join Chelsea.
Asamoah has been at Juve for the last four seasons winning Serie A every campaign as well as one Coppa Italia.

Current boss Massimiliano Allegri is willing to sell the winger who has made just 13 appearances in all competitions this term.
Other names being linked with Chelsea are Alvaro Morata, Gonzalo Higuain, Radja Nainggolan and Kostas Manolas.
The Blues also received a boost yesterday as John Terry put pen-to-paper on a new one-year contract at Stamford Bridge.