Chelsea to offer Timo Werner plus cash for Matthijs de Ligt

Chelsea are working on a swap deal with Juventus to sign Matthijs de Ligt, Gianluca Di Marzio reports.

The Blues' plan is to offer Timo Werner plus €25-30million as a starting bid. However, such an offer is unlikely to be accepted as Juventus value De Ligt at over €100million.

Chelsea will hope to arrive at a €40-45million fee plus Werner - which might not still be enough.

Both players would be keen on making the switch, even though Werner would likely have to agree to a wage cut.

De Ligt has emerged as a real option for Chelsea after the Dutchman went cold on an idea of a new contract with Juventus. His current deal expires in two years.

Source: Gianluca Di Marzio