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title: "Chelsea: Blues could have Kai Havertz boost as Juventus close in on Jorginho"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Georgia Goulding"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2020-07-08T07:50:16Z"
modified: "2020-07-08T07:50:16Z"
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# Chelsea: Blues could have Kai Havertz boost as Juventus close in on Jorginho

**Chelsea could be closing in on a deal with Juventus who are interested in taking Jorginho off their hands this summer.**

According to Calciomercato (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/club-chief-working-strategy-sign-e50m-chelsea-man-transfer-welcome-solution-player/)), the 28-year-old is no longer viewed as a first choice option for Frank Lampard and the Italian giants are hawking his situation. Juventus are reportedly thinking ‘seriously’ about making an official move for the midfielder.

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A report from June stated Jorginho is [‘willing to leave’](https://sportwitness.co.uk/player-seems-willing-to-leave-chelsea-this-summer-club-on-his-track-for-signing/) the London outfit in search of pastures new. Since the Premier League restarted, the Italy international [hasn’t played a single minute](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jorginho/leistungsdaten/spieler/102017) of football under Lampard.

Calciomercato have reported that Jorginho would command a fee of about €50million (£44.5m) with three years still left on his current contract. However, due to the current financial climate, Juventus could chisel the asking price down to a more affordable amount.

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With Ross Barkley performing well since the restart and Mason Mount a favoured choice of Lampard’s, it seems there’s no room for Jorginho in the current Chelsea midfield. Particularly with the heightened interest in [Bundesliga star Kai Havertz.](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1305319/Chelsea-News-Kai-Havertz-Transfer-Six-Players-Sell-Premier-League-Rumours-Gossip)

The Blues are looking to make a move happen to bring the German ace to Stamford Bridge, with Roman Abramovich himself getting in touch with Havertz to convince him to sign (via [Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1296796/Chelsea-News-Roman-Abramovich-Contacts-Kai-Havertz-Transfer-Rumours-Gossip)). However, Bayer Leverkusen aren’t budging on his mammoth [£90m asking price](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1305319/Chelsea-News-Kai-Havertz-Transfer-Six-Players-Sell-Premier-League-Rumours-Gossip) so Lampard and Co will need to find the funds from somewhere.

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Offloading Jorginho – who hasn’t made much of an impact this season – would essentially be easy money towards a transfer target they really want. The 28-year-old has made just six goal contributions in the Premier League this season (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jorginho/leistungsdaten/spieler/102017)), but it seems that ex-Blues manager Maurizio Sarri could be willing to pay a decent fee to take him back to Italy.

Lampard seems to be transitioning this Chelsea side into what fans will hope is a title-challenging team, the addition of Kai Havertz along with [Timo Werner](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/06/18/timo-werner-transfer-agreed) would really boost their chances of silverware next season. The club should do what they can to raise the funds and make a move for Leverkusen’s star happen.

***What’s your take, Blues? Should Chelsea keep or sell Jorginho this summer? Have your say in the comments below!***