Chelsea attacker Hakim Ziyech is reportedly on Serie A giants Juventus’s transfer wishlist heading into the summer transfer window.
According to Calciomercato, Juventus have identified three Chelsea players for possible summer moves and former Ajax playmaker Hakim Ziyech is one of them. The Serie A giants are also tracking Jorginho and Emerson Palmieri’s signings.
Chelsea are preparing for the dawn of a new era under their new owners, with the summer transfer window fast approaching. The change in ownership would mean that the Blues can start transfer negotiations for possible signings and departures.
There could be a mass exodus from Stamford Bridge this summer, with the likes of Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Cesar Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Romelu Lukaku, Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner all being linked with moves away from Chelsea. While Rudiger and Christensen will see their deals expire this summer, the others will still have a year or more remaining on their contracts after the ongoing season.
As far as Ziyech is concerned, the Moroccan playmaker has struggled to settle in at Chelsea since joining them in a €40 million move from Ajax in 2020. The change in managers and systems has not helped his case as he has been restricted to just 79 appearances for the west London club across competitions in two years, a good chunk of which have come from the bench.
Thomas Tuchel has not quite managed to incorporate the 29-year-old into his system and is reportedly open to the idea of selling him this summer. Juventus have emerged as a potential destination for the Chelsea playmaker, with report claiming the Serie A giants are planning a massive raid on the Blues.
However, Juventus are not the only side interested in Ziyech’s signature. Atletico Madrid are also in the mix and could make a summer move for him. The 29-year-old has also been linked with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan in the recent past, but none of those clubs have made a solid approach yet.
Chelsea were even ready to loan him out to AC Milan in the January transfer window, but the move did not materialise. It remains to be seen what the future holds for Ziyech.