Chelsea are reportedly keen on signing 23-year-old Italian midfielder Samuele Ricci from Serie A club Torino in the coming months.
According to a report from Caught Offside, Chelsea will compete with Manchester City and Real Madrid for Samuele Ricci. Torino will demand around €40 million to part ways with the Italian midfielder next year.
Ricci is highly rated in Italian football, and he has a bright future ahead of himself. The youngster could prove to be a quality long-term acquisition for Chelsea if they can get the deal done. The reported asking price seems quite reasonable for a player of his potential as well.
The 23-year-old can operate as a central midfielder as well as a defensive midfielder. He will add depth and quality to the Chelsea midfield. The Blues will be hoping to return to their former glories, and they need a deeper squad to do well across multiple competitions.
Signing the Italian will allow them to rotate players like Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia. In addition, it can mitigate a potential departure of Enzo Fernandez, who faces an uncertain future at Stamford Bridge. It will be interesting to see if they follow up on their interest with an official proposal to sign the Italian midfielder.
Manchester City and Real Madrid keen on Ricci
Manchester City and Real Madrid are keeping tabs on his situation as well. Manchester City need a quality backup option for Spanish international Rodri. The Ballon d’Or winner is currently sidelined with a long-term knee injury, and Manchester City have suffered in his absence. Having another quality defensive midfielder would be ideal.
As far as Real Madrid are concerned, Aurelien Tchouameni has been linked with an exit from the club, and Los Blancos need more quality and depth in the defensive midfield department. The 23-year-old could be the ideal acquisition. It remains to be seen now the situation develops.
All three clubs will be exciting destinations for the young midfielder, and he will certainly hope that they can secure an agreement with Torino soon. The Italian midfielder has the physical and technical attributes to do well in English football, and he will look to hit the ground running in the Premier League if the move goes through. Ricci will look to compete with major trophies, and there is no doubt that he has the potential to justify the asking price as well.
