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Nemanja Matic to Juventus: Chelsea plot player-plus-cash deal to land Leonardo Bonucci
CHELSEA are ready to use Nemanja Matic in a player-plus-cash deal to land Juventus star Leonardo Bonucci.
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Antonio Conte has drawn up a shortlist of summer targets and sent them to Roman Abramovich.
The Italian isn't prepared to rest on his laurels after his side's title-winning success last term and wants a squad capable of competing in the Champions League next season.
Reports emerged earlier this week suggesting Conte wants to reunite with Bonucci at Stamford Bridge, as he sees the 30-year-old as the ideal replacement for John Terry.
Matic meanwhile, has caught the eye of Juve boss Max Allegri, who wants to revamp his midfield in the wake of his side's 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid last Saturday in the Champions League final.
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And The Sun claim the Blues are prepared to bring Juve to the negotiating table by offering £48million plus Matic in order to land Bonucci.
It is said Allegri is fed up with the centre-half and accused the player of not following his instructions in the defeat to Real.
The Juve boss, who has agreed a two-year contract extension, has supposedly demanded Bonucci is sold.
Antonio Conte wants to reunite with Leonardo Bonucci
Bonucci has been a long-standing target for the Blues and could have joined last summer, but decided to stay in Turin as his son was ill.
Matic on the other hand, has been linked with a move to Manchester United.
Jose Mourinho is keen to link up with the midfielder and he wants a strong, holding player in order to give Paul Pogba the licence to push further forward.
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