Chelsea planning a £103million transfer for Juventus defender De Ligt
Chelsea are ‘very interested’ in former Ajax ace Matthijs De Ligt who has a release clause of £103m included in his package as a potential replacement
Sebastian Nkrumah Listowell 
Reports claim that Chelsea is targeting a £103million transfer swoop for Juventus ace Matthijs de Light after failing to land Jules Kounde in the summer window transfer.
Jules Kounde was Chelsea’s top target but Sevilla held firm and eventually priced the Frenchman out of a move to Stamford Bridge.
That left Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva, and Antonio Rudiger as first-choice centre-backs at Chelsea this term and all three have shone.
The Blues boss Thomas Tuchel is reportedly looking for a-defensive reinforcements despite enjoying Champions League glory in May.
Chelsea has by far conceded just once a penalty against Liverpool - and have kept five clean sheets out of their six games.
However, the German coach still looks set to push ahead with his pursuit of a new defender with all three of the above becoming free agents in June.
Chelsea is ‘very interested in former Ajax ace De Ligt as a potential replacement. Calciomercato reports.
And the report states that they have put him at the top of their transfer wish-list for next season.
The 22-year-old De Light moved to Turin in 2019 but he has a release clause of £103m included in his package.
That becomes active at the end of the current campaign and could ignite the Blues into action.
Although Bianconeri is hoping to secure De Ligt’s long-term future by offering him a new contract to fend off interest from Chelsea.
The star does not seem to be too deterred by the speculation as he scored the crucial goal to seal a 3-2 win for Juventus at Spezia last night in Serie A.
