According to Calciomercato, Chelsea target, Alessio Romagnoli, is set to sign a new contract at AC Milan, scuppering The Blues’ chances of signing the central defender.
AC Milan rejected a bid worth €40m for Romagnoli from Chelsea back in 2016, and it is now looking likely that the West London side will miss out on the Italian defender yet again.
With Antonio Conte falling out with David Luiz this season and Gary Cahill starting to lose his abilities, Chelsea are in the market for another central defender and Romagnoli was identified as a possible arrival this coming summer.
Romagnoli is set for big things in the future, and he already looks very comfortable in the AC Milan defence next to another former Chelsea target, Leonardo Bonucci, which will face Chelsea rivals Arsenal in the next round of the Europa League, which will test how good the young defender is, especially in big games.
