Breaking: Antonio Conte Eyeing £17 million Free-kick Genious To Replace Chelsea Star

Nov 19, 2016 at 9:26 PM

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Breaking: Antonio Conte Eyeing £17 million Free-kick Genious To Replace Chelsea Star

Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen star Hakan Calhanoglu as a replacement for Oscar.

The Brazilian has been linked with a £20 million move to Inter Milan, after being told he can leave Stamford Bridge by manager Antonio Conte.
It could take around the same amount of money to prise Calhanoglu from the Bundesliga, with just over £17 million the price quoted by Turkish publication HaberTurk.
Turkish national team manager Fatih Terim is even thought to have given the move the green light, with the midfielder reportedly telling his boss about the potential transfer during the recent international break.
Calhanoglu has become known for his brilliant ability from set pieces, and would be sure to rival Willian for free-kick taking duties should he join.

The 22-year-old has three goals and three assists in 12 appearances this season, and is a key player under manager Roger Schmidt.

Conte is looking to improve his attacking midfield options despite his team’s current form.

Oscar has dropped behind Nemanja Matic, N’Golo Kante, Pedro and Willian in the pecking order under new manager Antonio Conte, who has switched to a 3-4-3 formation.

The Brazil international hasn’t started a League game for two months and is unlikely to get back into the first XI unless there is an injury.

Chelsea beat Inter Milan to his signature in 2012 when they paid Internacional a transfer fee of £25m.

Inter tried to buy him again in the summer only for Conte to have a late change of heart and decide to keep him.

But Inter are optimistic that Chelsea will be prepared to listen to offers in the new year, although they accept a summer move is more likely than a January switch.

Oscar’s current contract expires in 2019 and Chelsea won’t be tempted to sell unless the Serie A side offer the £25m they paid at the very least.

 

 

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