Emanuele Giaccherini’s agent confirms he would jump at chance for ‘dream’ move to join Antonio Conte at Chelsea
EMANUELE GIACCHERINI has his heart set on a ‘dream’ move to Antonio Conte’s Chelsea this summer.
That’s according to the Italy international’s agent, who adds Giaccherini is available for a cut-price fee from Sunderland.
Conte is a big fan of the midfielder, with the pair working together during two seasons at Juventus.
Giaccherini won back-to-back titles under Conte between 2011 and 2013, and has since helped newly-promoted Bologna retain their Serie A status after joining on loan from the Stadium of Light last August.
Giaccherini is now playing a key role for Conte’s Italy at Euro 2016 having taken advantage of injuries to key midfielders Marco Verratti and Claudio Marchisio.
The 31-year-old was named man of the match after opening the scoring in the 2-0 win against Belgium and also started in the 1-0 victory over Sweden on Friday.
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Giaccherini has one year remaining on his current Sunderland contract, but Sam Allardyce will move him on in order to free up space for fresh faces.
And reports before Euro 2016 claimed Conte was considering a reunion at Stamford Bridge on a short-term deal.
The 46-year-old could utilise a 3-5-2 formation in west London, and Giaccherini’s versatility would be a handy addition to the Blues squad.
Whether a move occurs remains to be seen, but agent Furio Valcareggi admits that joining Chelsea would be a ‘dream’ for his client.
: “Giaccherini is a player who played 80 per cent of the games for a Juventus that had Pogba, Pirlo, Vidal and Marchisio in midfield.
“Conte likes him a lot and Chelsea would be a dream. It’s still too early to talk about his future. After the Euros, whoever wants to buy him will not have to pay a high price to Sunderland.”
