Juventus have emerged as contenders to sign three of Chelsea’s attacking players in Willian, Mohamed Salah and Oscar, according to the ?Mirror.
The Italian champions have been linked with Oscar for several months, though the report now claims that both Willian and Salah have been added to their list of targets. Juventus are aware that Chelsea are one of the teams interested in signing Paul Pogba from them, and while they may not be able to keep the Frenchman, the Turin club are hoping to strike back in the transfer battle.
Manager Massimiliano Allegri has stated on several occasions that he is a fan of central midfielder Oscar, but their interest in Willian has stepped up as they look to rebuild their squad ahead of next season. The club have just lost Carlos Tevez to Boca Juniors and Andrea Pirlo is set to join MLS outfit New York City FC, so they are currently needing to replace the creativity void.
Their interest in signing Salah too has stepped up after he spent an impressive part of last season on loan with Fiorentina in Serie A. The Egyptian hit 9 goals and made 4 assists in 26 appearances for La Viola, but the player is now back on the market after his representative confirmed that Salah would not be returning to Florence next season.
Ramy Abbas – said to be the player’s lawyer – stated to ?FirenzeViola.it: ”We have decided to not stay at Fiorentina. Salah will move to another Italian club this summer.”
The statement will alert Juventus themselves, while Inter Milan, Roma and AC Milan have each been linked with a move for the player over the last few weeks. Salah moved to Chelsea from Basel in 2014 but has failed to make an impression at Stamford Bridge, and is now set to move on.
Chelsea are though believed to be unwilling to sell either Willian or Oscar to Juventus or anyone else; as they are seen as important first team players.
