Chelsea could make Alex Sandro the most expensive defender of all time this summer – but the Juventus left back is used to the sort of expectation that such a move would carry.
The Premier League champions have had an initial approach, understood to be worth around £55.2million, rebuffed by Juventus – but even the Italian giants admit the situation is not entirely in their hands.
Sandro, 26, has been compared to Brazil legend Roberto Carlos, faced competition from Patrice Evra and has proven to be by far the outstanding performer of former club Porto's recent raft of sales.