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The owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovich was yesterday in Milan to prepare a double contract for Gonzalo Higuain and Daniele Rugani of Juventus, according to reports in Italy.
The Daily Mail reported that the Russian tycoon hired the agent Fali Ramadani, who has Corriere dello Sport said that the general manager of Juventus, Fabio Paratici, had met Wednesday with Chelsea officials with the Intention to conclude a deal worth £ 89 million (S $ 159 million) for Higuain and Rugani
Abramovich joined the discussions yesterday to oversee the latest details and speed up the process to allow the pair to connect with Chelsea during their pre-season tour in Australia.
Italian giants are eager to sell Higuain after hiring Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid for 100 million euros ($ 159.3 million). Juve, who bought Higuain for £ 76m from Napoli in 2016, estimates the 30-year-old at £ 53.5m.
Italian defender Rugani, meanwhile, should cost Chelsea £ 35.5m.
Sarri's first act as manager was to sign a £ 57m contract for the star of Napoli Jorginho, taking it under Chelsea's head last week, following the layoff of Antonio Conte
. rivals Manchester City
His next agenda was concluded yesterday when the London club named Gianfranco Zola as an assistant coach, marking a return to the club where he spent seven years as a player.
Zola, 52, played for the Blues from 1996 to 2003, scoring 80 goals, helping the club win two FA Cups, a Uefa Cup Winners' Cup, a Uefa Super Cup and a League Cup
"It's an incredible thing". said in a statement from the club, which described the former Italian international as one of the "al" of Chelsea "I am very willing to work hard because it will be a difficult challenge, but I am happy to be here and work hard with Maurizio to succeed. "
It would be great to succeed with Maurizio and for the club, and I will do my best, as I have done in the past as a player, so I will give the best of myself in my new post. convey to the challenge in general. I would like us to start well and we are all very excited to start this new adventure.
Zola also played club football for Napoli and Parma and won 35 caps for Italy As coach, he directed West Ham, Watford and Birmingham City that he left in April 2017 with the team just above the relegation zone.
After the appointment of Zola, Sarri is looking for a replacement for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who should join Real for £ 35.5m but not
Chelsea added Gianluigi Donnarumma of AC Milan to a shortlist of three players, including Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City and a surprise target of Petr Cech, who held posts from the Blues from 2004 to 2015. – AFP , REUTERS
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