Juventus are reportedly prepared to do “everything they can” in order to sign Juan Cuadrado from Chelsea and are readying an offer for the Colombian winger. 

According to Calciomercato’s Fabrizio Romano, Juve are eager to sign Cuadrado after he excelled at the club on a season-long loan in 2015-16, and they will approach Chelsea with “a loan offer with option to buy set [at] €24-25 million (£20.5-21.3 million).” 

Sky Sport Italia (via Football Italia) reported Juve are “in negotiations” to take Cuadrado on loan for another season for €2 million (£1.7 million) ahead of “a mandatory option to buy in June 2017 for €22 million (£18.8 million).”

Romano added that Chelsea value Cuadrado at €30 million (£25.6 million), while incoming Blues manager Antonio Conte is unlikely to let him leave as he is a fan of the 28-year-old.

Conte’s failure to sign Cuadrado when he was Juve boss reportedly partly led to his decision to depart the Turin outfit, per GianlucaDiMarzio.com’s David Amoyal:

The Blues signed Cuadrado from Fiorentina on a four-and-a-half-year deal in February 2015 for £23.3 million.

However, he failed to break into Chelsea’s first team and has made just four Premier League starts for the club in his Stamford Bridge career to date, per WhoScored.com. 

He proved last season with Juve that he has what it takes to perform at the highest level, contributing both in domestic and European competition as the Old Lady won a league and cup double.

According to Romano, Cuadrado’s preference would be to return to Juventus as he believes he can be better in Serie A than in the Premier League.

However, per Bleacher Report’s Sam Tighe, Conte is likely to play a three-man defence at Stamford Bridge, and having a player like Cuadrado, who is experienced playing as a wing-back, will help facilitate such a major tactical transition:

Meanwhile, Inter Milan have reportedly joined the race to sign Chelsea target Antonio Candreva, 29, from Lazio, per Goal’s Nizaar Kinsella.

Kinsella described the Serie A giants as “front-runners” for Candreva’s signature but also reported that Conte’s relationship with the Italian winger from his time as Azzurri manager “could yet swing any potential deal back towards Chelsea.”

Candreva would be another player who could help Conte to impose a new style of play at Chelsea as he has operated in a number of different roles on the right flank with Italy.

However, Chelsea will have to battle with Inter if they are intent on signing Candreva, and the Milan outfit have the advantage of being able to offer European football for 2016-17 as they, unlike Chelsea, have qualified for the UEFA Europa League.

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