"?Juventus are said to be considering a move for Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic this summer, following the departure of Paul Pogba to Manchester United, with reports from Italy claiming that the club are willing to offer the Blues a part-exchange deal for the Serbian.
The Serie A champions are believed to be uncomfortable with their midfield after the departure of the talented Frenchman, with the summer signing Miralem Pjanic's relatively weak defensive contributions meaning that he won't slot straight into Pogba's role.
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Despite Antonio Conte's reluctance to let 28-year-old Matic leave, the player himself is said to be keen on a move back into the Champions League with Juve, and La Gazzetta dello Sport claim that the Italians are considering offering striker and apparent West Ham target Simone Zaza as part of a package to tempt them to part ways with Matic.
Conte said late last month: "Matic is an important player for me, a very important player. In my idea of football he is an important player and he knows this. N'Golo [Kante], Nemanja, Cesc [Fabregas], Oscar, [Nathaniel] Chalobah and [John Obi] Mikel, who is in the Olympics, it is not easy to choose. I want to have this problem."
Juventus looking to replace Pogba with Matic, Matuidi or Luiz Gustavo. Matuidi is the interesting one. His agent is... Mino Raiola
Conte could be tempted by the possibility of grabbing Zaza from his former club though, with the Blues still believed to be looking for one more striker to add to their ranks ahead of the Premier League's return this weekend.
A move for top target Romelu Lukaku looks to be becoming ever-more difficult after the Toffees offered the Belgian a bumper new contract, with reports that the Blues have begun to look elsewhere in the market to line up possible alternatives to the skillful forward.
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