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Chelsea and Real Madrid ready to lodge £40m bids for Juventus star
CHELSEA and Real Madrid are reportedly locked in a transfer battle to sign Juventus star Alex Sandro.
Chelsea and Real Madrid are ready to lodge £40m bids to sign Juventus star Alex Sandro
Sandro, 26, has developed into one of the world's best left-backs at Juventus since signing from Porto in 2015.
And Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport claim Chelsea and Real Madrid are set to make their interest known by lodging £40million bids for the Brazil international.
Antonio Conte is interested in bringing Alex Sandro to Chelsea
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is keen to bolster his ranks in the summer and views Sandro as the perfect type of player to fit into his successful 3-4-3 system.
Real boss Zinedine Zidane is also interested in Sandro as he looks to overhaul his squad and get rid of dead weight like Fabio Coentrao.
Alex Sandro has been impressive during his time at Juventus
However, Juventus are determined to keep him and could apparently offer him a bumper new deal to ward off interest from potential suitors like Chelsea and Real.
Sandro has made 23 Serie A appearances for Juventus this season and has scored two goals.