Chelsea 'tell Juventus they can pick five players' in swap deal for Dusan Vlahovic

Chelsea have told Juventus that they can choose from five Blues players as part of a swap deal for Dusan Vlahovic, according to a new report.

The Serbian forward signed for Juve in January 2022, amid heavy interest from Arsenal.

He scored 10 goals to 27 games this season to help the Italian giants to a points tally that would have seen them finish in fourth place in Serie A under normal circumstances.

However, the club were handed a 10-point deduction after being found guilty of capital gains violations. The punishment meant they finished in seventh, missing out on the Champions League and instead qualifying for Europa Conference League football next season.

As a result, there has been speculation over the future of some of Juve's key players. And with Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea in need of a central striker, they have been linked with a move for Vlahovic.

Chelsea 'offer five players to Juventus'

According to Gazzetta dello Sport (via Football Italia), Juve have set an asking price of €80 million (around £68.7 million) to sell the 23-year-old.

The report claims that the Italian side have been told that they can pick from a list of five Chelsea players in a part-exchange deal plus cash for Vlahovic.

It is reported that academy graduates Trevoh Chalobah and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are both on the list, as well as United States winger Christian Pulisic.

Meanwhile, centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, who only joined the club from fellow Serie A side Napoli last summer, is also said to be an option for Juve to choose.

And the fifth and final name is striker Romelu Lukaku, who is currently on loan at Inter Milan and played in the Champions League final defeat to Manchester City.

Chelsea shelled out a club-record fee of £97.5 million to sign the Belgian from Inter in 2021, with Lukaku going on to net 15 goals in all competitions last term before being deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge.

The Daily Mail claimed earlier this week that the Blues were expected to tell Lukaku that they were happy to work with him next season - but that the player himself was expected to say that he wants to leave.