Chelsea news: Antonio Conte reportedly rejects chance to sign Neymar
The Premier League star duo is reported to top the Italian tactician’s watch-list. According to reports in England, however, Conte has rejected a chance to sign Neymar in the summer transfer window.
The Times (via The Daily Star) claims Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has offered Conte a chance to complete the world-record signing of the Brazil and Barcelona star in the summer, but the former Juve and Italy coach is believed to prefer the likes of Lukaku and Sanchez over Neymar.
​Signing the likes of Sanchez and Lukaku combined, in fact, would cost Chelsea less than signing only the Brazilian star whose release clause at Barcelona is set to € 250 million. Everton, on the other hand, are going to sell Lukaku for offers exceeding € 70 million, whilst Arsenal won’t ask more than € 50 million for Sanchez as the Chile star’s contract at the Emirates runs until 2018.