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title: "Alex Sandro must request transfer to join Chelsea"
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author: "Michael Oliver"
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published: "2017-07-20T11:33:31Z"
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# Alex Sandro must request transfer to join Chelsea

With Chelsea set to welcome Alvaro Morata to Stamford Bridge in a club-record deal from Real Madrid, Antonio Conte is again focussing on bringing in another full-back.

The Blues have been chasing Juventus star Alex Sandro for a number of weeks now and are no closer to securing the Brazilian’s signature.

However, Sandro, who seems keen on a move to the Premier League with Chelsea despite interest from PSG in recent times, must request a transfer in order to force through a £60m move according to David Amoyal of the Gianluca di Marzio group.

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Speaking to [ESPN](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/transfer-talk/79/post/3160084/rumours-rated-neymar-to-paris-saint-germain-in-record-transfer-zlatan-ibrahimovic-back-to-manchester-utd), Amoyal reveals that Chelsea have submitted a new bid for Sandro during talks between the two clubs regarding Nemanja Matic:

> When Juventus inquired about Nemanja Matic, Chelsea took the opportunity to request Sandro, only this time they increased their offer to €70m.

> But the current Serie A champions turned down the significant proposal and after already losing two defensive starters in Dani Alves and Leonardo Bonucci, it’s not likely that they would let the former Porto left-back leave.

> Chelsea’s remaining hope is that Sandro pushes for a move despite Juventus’ intention to offer him a new contract with a salary in line with their top players.

Having allowed Dani Alves and Leonardo Bonucci to leave, Juventus are unwilling to see a third member of their Serie A winning defence leave the club this summer and will continue to block an exit for Sandro.

If he were to request a transfer, however, that may force Juventus to reassess the situation and a move to Chelsea would be on the cards.