Chelsea ‘launch transfer bid for Miralem Pjanic’ and could be willing to let Kante go to land Juventus star
CHELSEA have made a bid to sign Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic, according to reports.
The Bosnian ace is set to move this summer and Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport claim he has "listened to a proposal from Chelsea".
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The Blues are understood to be enforcing a new 'one-in, one-out' transfer policy.
The club need to recoup some money in sales to finance new moves and boss Frank Lampard may have to let N'Golo Kante go in order to land Pjanic.
With Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech's arrivals totalling £90million, the West London club need to raise cash from some outgoings.
Kante has long been courted by French champions Paris Saint-Germain and also linked with Real Madrid.
The Blues could be temped to cash in on the World Cup winner as selling the 29-year-old would generate a handsome fee and enable further transfer dealings.
Pjanic, 30, is said to be set on leaving Turin after joining from Roma for £28.8m in 2016, but has a number of potential destinations open to him.
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It is claimed that PSG have also submitted an offer for the star who could make the move to the French capital.
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But reports in Spain indicate a deal has stalled over Arthur's reluctance to go the other way in a potential swap.
Pjanic has scored three goals and laid on four assists in 22 Serie A appearances this season but his time in the Italian league appears to be up - although the identity of his next side remains unclear.