Chelsea turn to Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar after deeming Matthijs de Ligt's Juventus release clause too expensive - but the Blues could be caught up in a bidding war with Paris Saint-Germain for the centre back

Daily Mail | June 28, 2022

Chelsea are targeting Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar this summer after cooling on the idea of signing Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt.

The Premier League outfit have already lost two centre backs this summer, with Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen joining Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively on free transfers at the end of their contract.

And with Thomas Tuchel's side potentially losing back-three option Cesar Azpilicueta as well, they have turned to Skriniar in the last few hours as an option to strengthen their backline.

Chelsea are targeting the signing of Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar (pictured) this summer

The Blues were keen on Matthijs de Ligt but deem his u00a3102million release clause too expensive

The Blues were keen on Dutch star de Ligt, 22, but have deemed his £102million release clause too expensive, so have opted to pursue the Slovakian star.