Chelsea have been dealt a large blow within the transfer market after it was once announced that Miralem Pjanic is set to become a member of Juventus,
Following the European Championships, Antonio Conte will take over the Stamford Bridge managerial reins and he is a enormous admirer of Pjanic.
The Bosnian international grabbed 10 pursuits and registered 12 assists in Serie A this season, and he could have supplied the Blues with a creative spark.
Nevertheless, Chelsea have been outmuscled within the race for his signature through the Bianconeri.
Juve's wearing director Beppe Marotta revealed that "The Pjanic operation was once concluded with the frenzy of the player".
"Who strongly desired the switch to Juventus by means of activating the release clause he had already stipulated with Roma [£30m].
"The player will bear a medical with us rapidly."
Marotta's feedback backup a assertion made by way of Pjanic's representative, Adis Junozovic, earlier in the week.
"Juventus have activated the €38m free up clause and we assume to finalise the transfer very soon"
"there were quite a lot of golf equipment occupied with him, Paris Saint Germain, Chelsea, Barcelona... Juventus had been the fastest and most concrete."
Chelsea will now switch their awareness to other ambitions and they have been linked with an audacious bid for Juve's midfield maestro Paul Pogba.