Chelsea transfer talks: Roman Abramovich and Marina Granovskaia plot further signings this window in Nice meeting

Simon Johnson26 July 2018

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia is believed to be meeting owner Roman Abramovich in Nice, where they play Inter Milan on Saturday, to discuss transfer targets.

With just two weeks left in the transfer window, Chelsea have signed only Jorginho and third choice keeper Rob Green, who completed his move as a free agent on Thursday.

Juventus defender Daniele Rugani remains on their wish-list but the Serie A champions have yet to ratify a deal despite the Blues making an offer worth £44.2m and a five-year contract to the Italy international of £77,000-a-week.

Sarri's side are also pursuing Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain, but face competition from AC Milan - although they're keen on Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata too.

Rugani played for Juventus in their 2-0 win over Bayern Munich last night on a pre-season tour of the USA and speaking beforehand his agent, Davide Torchia, warned that a switch to west London isn't guaranteed.

He said: "The interest from Chelsea is there for Rugani. Beyond the figures though there's a technical question, neither the player nor Juventus have ever said they want a sale.

"The operation with Chelsea is separate from Higuain, each deal has a different cost and different dynamics.

"The two players can bring in different profits. Rugani is calm and happy, he's at the pre-season training camp and he's thinking about Juventus.

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"He'll play against Bayern Munich, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have offers, just that he's thinking of his current club, which is at the highest level."

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