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Winger keen on £4.2m Chelsea contract after Juventus deal is rejected
CHELSEA will reportedly offer Federico Bernardeschi a £4.2million contract to quit Italian football for the Premier League.
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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has been tracking Bernardeschi all season.
The Fiorentina winger is said to be open to leaving the Serie A club and is stalling over a new contract.
Juventus and Inter Milan are also supposedly keen on his services.
But Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport claim Chelsea are in the driving seat to land the 23-year-old.
According to the report, Fiorentina have already rejected a proposal from Juventus to sign Bernardeschi, who is not interested in moving to the Turin club.
A switch to Inter is more favourable for both club and player but the San Siro giants are offering almost half the wages that Chelsea can provide.
Chelsea reportedly want to sign Federico Bernardeschi (left)
Bernardeschi has already stalled on contract talks with Fiorentina
Fiorentina and Bernardeschi (right) have supposedly refused to deal with Juventus over a move
It is further claimed that Inter will not agree to a release clause if Bernardeschi signs for them - something the player wants as a guarantee.
Bernardeschi would earn £80,000 a week at Chelsea if he were to swap Florence for west London.
The Italian has scored 13 goals in 38 appearances this season.
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