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Ezequiel Lavezzi NOT joining Galatasaray but Chelsea hopes of signing forward remain slim
PSG forward Ezequiel Lavezzi will not be joining Galatasaray this summer but his agent has warned that he is unlikely to join Chelsea either.
Reports in Turkey suggested that Galatasaray were closing in on a deal for the Argentinian attacker, but the player's representative Alejandro Mazzoni has dismissed the speculation.
He told Ultime Calcio Napoli: "There is nothing true about Galatasaray."
Chelsea are also interested in Lavezzi who they faced in the Champions League quarter-finals last season, with Jose Mourinho a fan of the 29-year-old's electric pace.
PSG have previously insisted that they wouldn't consider letting Lavezzi leave this summer, and Mazzoni has now all-but confirmed that position.
Ezequiel will 99 per cent remain at PSG next season.
He said: "Ezequiel will 99 per cent remain at PSG next season.
"However, anything can happen in the transfer market.
"But I have said it several times, 'Il Pocho' is happy in Paris and he will not leave."