Juventus Rejects Chelsea Bid For Alex Sandro

According to the club general director Giuseppe Marotta, Chelsea bid for Juventus left-back Alex Sandro have been rejected. Antonio Conte guided Chelsea to the Premier League title in his first season in England, but is yet to strengthen his squad ahead of the next campaign.

Sandro joined Juventus from Porto in August 2015 and has since won successive Serie A and Coppa Italia titles. Reports in the national press had suggested Conte had become frustrated with the Chelsea hierarchy over a lack of investment in the transfer market, but technical director Michael Emenalo and director Marina Granovskaia are aware of the Italian's targets and are continuing with their recruitment efforts.

Marotta said “Our desire is to not sell any of our most important players, we said no to a very good offer from Chelsea for Alex Sandro. But we know that we are competing with clubs that are in a position to offer wages that are not rational for us. And players are always their own boss. I do not know how Alex Sandro reacted.”