Mauricio Pochettino unconvinced by Dusan Vlahovic as Chelsea consider Juventus striker in Romelu Lukaku deal
Posted by  badge Boss on Aug 08, 2023 - 06:57PM
Juventus are demanding a €40m (£34.4m) fee for Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus FC via Getty)

has reservations over ’s push to sign striker , according to reports.

Chelsea have been locked in talks with Juventus this summer with the Serie A club currently unable to reach an agreement over a fee for Romelu Lukaku.

Juventus are but are demanding €40 million (£34.4m) for the Serbia international, as well as Lukaku.

However, reports that senior figures at Chelsea are split on the signing of Vlahovic, with Pochettino among those who are ‘less keen’ on the 23-year-old.

The report also claims that Chelsea are ‘unlikely’ to press ahead with a move for Vlahovic if Pochettino is not fully on board with the idea.

Juventus remain keen on signing Romelu Lukaku this summer (LightRocket via Getty)

but the French club have now signed Goncalo Ramos from Benfica on a season-long loan which includes an option to buy at the end of the season.

The Serbian striker, who was wanted by Arsenal before he joined Juventus in January last year, scored 14 goals in 42 appearances for the Serie A club last season.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are set to be without Christopher Nkunku for their Premier League opener against Liverpool on Sunday.

Nkunku, , suffered a knee injury during Chelsea’s pre-season campaign.

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