Juventus are ready to challenge Chelsea for the signature of Porto defender Alex Telles, according to reports in Italy.
Portuguese newspaper A Bola claimed that Frank Lampard had turned his attention to the left back earlier this week as he looks to replace Marcos Alonso.
But it now appears that the Blues will face stiff competition for Telles, who is said to have told Porto that he will not sign a new contract.
Tribuna Expresso claim that Serie A giants Juve have stepped up their interest and are preparing a bid worth around £21m.
Telles has a release clause of £33.5m, but Porto may be willing to sell him on the cheap as they look to balance their books.
The Brazil international is out of contract at the end of the next season and appears to want a new challenge outside of Portugal.
PSG are also reportedly interested in Telles, who has been a regular in the Porto side this season, making 28 appearances in all competitions.
Lababidi
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wow his rating page shows he has really quality both attacking and defending sides. will be great signing for sure. Chelsea now have 2 options. either give juve one of their left backs we been linked with for a discounted price, or face real competition for this player.
Nesaiknruy_Legend
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We are monitoring many players but that's the issue, we are monitoring. We have been monitoring top players for years but never sign them. It's about time we sign a top player the last one was Kante from Leicester....
fumapsyz
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This guy is awesome... he is an scoring and assisting defender... and he can play along with ronaldo, after some time ronaldo is going to have young marcelo