TRANSFER NEWS: Chelsea star jets off to Italy to finalise exit, as Blues told classy target has release clause – Details
Chelsea defender Renato Veiga has travelled to Italy to complete his loan move to Juventus, while it has emerged that Blues target Dean Huijsen has a release clause in his Bournemouth contract.
Veiga only joined Chelsea last summer, arriving in a £12million (€14.3m / $14.9m) deal after impressing at FC Basel. But 18 appearances later and the Portuguese is on the move once again.
In recent weeks, Veiga has become frustrated with his lack of game time in the Premier League. He also wants to play at centre-half regularly, whereas Enzo Maresca has often used him as a left-back.
Borussia Dortmund submitted a loan offer for the player on January 17, but they have been beaten to his capture by Juventus.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Veiga flew to Turin overnight to complete a medical ahead of formally joining Juve.
The transfer is a straight loan with no option or obligation for Juve to buy in the summer. Chelsea will receive around €5m (£4.2m / $5.2m) for Veiga from the Serie A giants.
The plan is for Veiga to pick up more game time at centre-back with Juve and continue his development. The 21-year-old will then return to West London ahead of next season and fight for a starting spot under Maresca.
TEAMtalk revealed a week ago that Juve had made enquiries for both Veiga and Ben Chilwell. They only needed one of those players, however, and have acted on their interest in the former.
Dean Huijsen could improve Chelsea backline
While Veiga has left Stamford Bridge on a temporary basis, Chelsea are already looking at potential targets for the summer transfer window.
Romano has revealed that Chelsea ‘really appreciate’ Huijsen’s talent and hold strong interest in the Bournemouth star.
Huijsen has a release clause in his contract which will become active this summer, though the exact price has yet to emerge.
Chelsea look set to rival a host of top clubs for the impressive centre-back, including Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Newcastle United.
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