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Chelsea have been contacted by Juventus over the transfer of left-back Emerson Palmieri, according to a report in Italy. The Italian wants more playing time as he’s made just 12 appearances this season but he wants assurances from Maurizio Sarri he will be a starter in Turin.
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“Not just who the individuals are that come in, but can they help influence the way we play and the way we want to play?
“We are certainly joined up in terms that I have very close conversations with Marina [Granovskaia, Chelsea director] very close conversations with Petr Cech [technical and performance advisor] and Scott [McLachlan] who is the head of our recruitment department.
“They know what I want and I will be fundamentally in the middle of who and what we bring into the club. As it stands we are very open about that.
“I know we haven't done anything yet, so there is no proof in that. But if it feels right from my side on the footballing point in January, and from the club side in January, then we will make the moves we make. It is a joint up effort.”
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Other Chelsea stars who could be heading for the exit are strikers Michy Batshuayi and Olivier Giroud.
Winger Pedro has also been surplus to requirements this season and reportedly wants a move back to Barcelona.