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Chelsea have had an £85m bid rejected for Andrea Belotti
Chelsea have had an £85million offer for Torino striker Andrea Belotti rejected, according to reports
Italian newspaper Tuttosport claim the Stamford Bridge club have made a£51m bid with a further £34m in performance-based bonuses.
However, Torino have knocked back the offer because they want the full £85m up front.
Belotti, 23, penned a new deal with the Serie A club in December which included an £85m release clause.
Crystal Palace do not have a clause to purchase Mamadou Sakho
Andrea Belotti scores STUNNING goal against Bologna
Liverpool did not include a purchase clause in Mamadou Sakho’s loan deal with Crystal Palace, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed.
“There is no clause in the loan contract,” Klopp said.
Sakho made the move to Selhurst Park in January and has been impressive at the heart of Sam Allardyce's defence.
His future at Anfield remains unclear after he fell out with Klopp on the Reds' pre-season tour of the USA.
Manchester United scouts were reportedly in attendance for Nigeria's friendly against Senegal last month watching a number of stars.
Website AllNigeriaSoccer claims the Red Devils were in attendance to run the rule over Moses Simon, Eddy Onazi, Oghenekaro Etebo and Wilfred Ndidi.
A top scout told the Nigerian website: "Many European scouts came to watch the game.
"But they will be largely disappointed that the second game against Burkina Faso didn't hold."
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