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Antonio Conte must sell this Chelsea star in order to sign Marco Verratti - report
ANTONIO CONTE will reportedly need to sell Cesc Fabregas if they are to battle for Marco Verratti's signature.
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Barcelona and Juventus are also keen on signing Verratti this summer with the player's future up in the air.
According to Goal, the La Liga club have made the 24-year-old their top priority for the next transfer window.
And the same report suggests Antonio Conte is a huge admirer of the Italy international.
Marco Verratti is wanted by a number of Europe's top clubs
Chelsea would reportedly need to sell Cesc Fabregas to justify a bid for Verratti
But Goal claim Chelsea would need to sell Cesc Fabregas, which is something they are not reportedly prepared to do.
Verratti recently spoke out on the transfer speculation surrounding his future on Paris.
And he refused to rule out a possible move to Serie A giants Juventus.
Antonio Conte is reportedly unwilling to sell Fabregas
"Italy has a great league. Two teams like Inter and Milan, or Juventus, are capable of spending," Verratti said.
"We have seen that with Higuain.
"Juventus are one of the four best teams in the world. They have progressed a lot.
"If in the future I leave PSG, I would not have any problem in going to this club, but today I am good where I am."
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