Chelsea have been dealt a blow in their bid to sign Matthijs de Ligt with Bayern Munich set to table a big offer for the Juventus defender.
Bayern have opened negotiations over a deal to sign De Ligt, who is open to an exit from Juventus after three seasons in Turin.
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The Netherlands international has two years remaining on his current contract and is unlikely to sign a new deal, with Goal reporting that Bayern are preparing an offer of £76m for the Dutchman.
Juventus are open to his sale with the club fearful of losing De Ligt for free in 2024, with Chelsea having made the centre-back a leading target this summer.
Thomas Tuchel is targeting replacements for Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen in west London, though De Ligt’s preference is understood to be a move to the Bundesliga champions.
De ligt has a release clause in his contract of around £103m, though Juventus are prepared to accept a return on their initial investment having signed the defender from Ajax in a £69m deal in 2019.
De Ligt has since made 117 appearances in all competitions for Juventus and won the Serie A title during the 2019/20 campaign.
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