Chelsea is prepared to sign midfield superstar Paul Pogba from Juventus if the Italians are ready to let him go for £60m.
Pogba is being lined up as the Blues’ next target ahead of the closure of the transfer window and the Chelsea are confident of signing him up if “the Italians are prepared to let him go for £60 million.”
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is reportedly not prepared to go above £60 million, but Juve’s interest in Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado could be used to the Blues’ advantage.
After that nice league title success last season, it seemed the club had put the unhealthy excesses of the past – you know the ones: £50m on Torres, £30m on Shevchenko – behind them and become a reformed, almost respectable character.
And Jose Mourinho’s champions are also set to splash out £40m in a third attempt to land Everton centre-back John Stones.
With the arrival this week of £21m Pedro from Barcelona and Baba Rahman, from Augsburg, on a similar fee, plus £8m keeper Asmir Begovic and striker Radamel Falcao, Roman Abramovich’s spending could hit a massive £150m in this window.
The Russian has acted fast after a dismal start to the season for the west Londoners, which has seen them lose the Community Shield to Arsenal and ship five goals in the league with a 2-2 draw against Swansea and a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.
Abramovich has set a £60m limit on 22-year-old Pogba, which would top the club record fee of £50m paid to Liverpool for striker Fernando Torres in 2011.
