Chelsea Told They Can Sign Lazio Playmaker For Just 43M If They Also Include One Player

Chelsea Told They Can Sign Lazio Playmaker For Just 43M If They Also Include One Player

Chelsea can land Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic for only €50m (£43m) if they also agree to include Emerson Palmieri as part of the deal, according to reports in Italy.

The Serie A club’s president Claudio Lotito had slapped an €80m (£69m) asking price on the Serbian international but it appears he is willing to reduce his demands if the Blues are open to a part-exchange.

There are claims that Lazio’s sporting director Igli Tare is in London, which would be his second visit to the capital in the last two weeks, but there has been no confirmation that he is in the country.

If he is, though, it’s likely that he will be holding more conversations with Chelsea, as Lazio are interested in both Emerson and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. If the former is suggested as a possible makeweight with Milinkovic-Savic moving the other way, it could tempt the Blues.

A lot of this, though, is purely speculative at this stage. If a reliable journalist in the UK does add their weight to these stories then it may be worth fans sitting up and taking notice.