Chronicle EditorLONDON. — Antonio Conte held a Boxing Day meeting with Arturo Vidal as the Chelsea boss chases a reunion with the Bayern Munich midfielder.
Conte’s top target had been Radja Nainggolan but the Italian was not prepared to pay the £51.5million that Roma wanted for the Belgian midfielder.
Instead, Conte has turned his attention to Vidal – with whom he shared a great relationship at Juventus.
The Italian will move quickly for the Chilean as he seeks to continue his assault on the Premier League. Buoyed by the massive payout after selling Oscar for £60m, the Chelsea boss will lodge an initial offer of around £34m.Conte can be confident of luring Vidal to Stamford Bridge, if a deal can be reached with the German giants.
The Italian was the man to take Vidal to Juventus from Bayer Leverkusen during his highly successful reign from 2011 to 2014. — The Sun.
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