Chelsea have turned their attention towards West Ham linked defender Nikola Maksimovic after failing in their attempts to sign AC Milan’s Alessio Romagnoli.
After trying their luck with a number of defenders across Europe, Chelsea appeared to have zeroed in on Romagnoli as their primary target for the last week of the transfer window.
However, the Rossoneri have showed little enthusiasm for Chelsea’s recent bid worth €40m, and are soon expected to officially knock back the offer for Romagnoli.
And according to Gazzetta dello Sport, it seems Chelsea are ready to turn their attention towards Torino defender Maksimovic, who is widely believed to be on his way out of the club after falling out with Sinisa Mihajlovic.
However, Torino have slapped a €30m asking price on the Serbian, and have so far resisted Napoli’s attempts to snare Maksimovic from the San Paolo this summer.
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Chelsea are preparing to concentrate all their energies on signing the Torino man, but could face competition from Premier League outfit West Ham, who contacted the player’s agent last week.
Antonio Conte wants to add more strength to his defensive resources at Stamford Bridge, but Chelsea have so far struggled to get a deal for a defender over the line.
And with little less than a week left in the window, Chelsea are desperate to finally land a defender to strengthen Conte’s hands this season.
