Chelsea and Bayern Munich are going to head to head to sign Matthijs de Ligt.
The defender’s time at Juventus looks to be over with both Bayern and the Blues pushing hard to get him.
Juve also appear open to letting de Ligt leave following a tough three years in Serie A.
Chelsea new bid, but Bayern working on player’s agreement
Situazione #DeLigt: possibile rilancio del #Chelsea in queste ore, mentre il #Bayern non è disposto a pareggiare eventuali offerte dei Blues e lavora sul gradimento del giocatore. Entra nel vivo la partenza del centrale olandese ⚪️⚫️🔚 @GoalItalia
— Romeo Agresti (@romeoagresti) July 6, 2022
Juve journalist Romeo Agresti has given the latest state of play in the battle to sign de Ligt.
He has revealed that Chelsea are soon expected to raise their offer for the Dutch international.
Meanwhile, the Bavarians are unwilling to be drawn into a bidding war and will not match the Blues’ offer.
Bayern are therefore instead working to convince the player of moving to the Allianz Arena over Stamford Bridge.
According to FootMercato, the German club believes they are de Ligt’s preferred destination and are working on this premise.
Tuchel plans talks with de Ligt
Chelsea have plans of their own to convince de Ligt to join them.
Thomas Tuchel is set for talks with the defender, add FootMercato.
The 22-year-old is believed to be the German coach’s number one target.
2HC018R Torino, Italy. 21st Dec, 2021. Matthijs de Ligt of Juventus FC in action during the Serie A 2021/2022 football match between Juventus FC and Cagliari Calcio at Juventus stadium in Torino (Italy), December 21th, 2021. Photo Federico Tardito/Insidefoto Credit: insidefoto srl/Alamy Live News
