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Chelsea have reportedly had an offer worth a potential £27 million turned down by Atalanta for midfield tyro Franck Kessie.
That’s according to Paul Brown and Jamie Styles of the Daily Star, who reported that the Blues put forward a bid of £21 million up front, with a potential £6 million in add-ons. The Serie A side, however, are said to be determined to keep hold of their prize asset until the end of the campaign.
“Chelsea are refusing to give up on Kessie, whose Ivory Coast team were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday,” the report continued.