Chelsea to miss out on Juventus defender Lichtsteiner

The Italian champions are not interested in selling their right-back in the summer window despite the imminent arrival of Brazil international Dani Alves from Barcelona


GOAL EXCLUSIVE


Chelsea are set to miss out on Stephan Lichtsteiner, with the Switzerland international to remain at Juventus despite Dani Alves’s imminent move from Barcelona. 

Goal understands that Juve manager Massimiliano Allegri still sees the defender as an important part of his plans and that the 32-year-old is happy to stay in Italy.

Antonio Conte will arrive in London and take over at Stamford Bridge following the conclusion of the European Championship, and reports had suggested he could raid his former club for the full-back.

The Swiss defender was signed by Conte for Juventus back in 2011 and has gone on to make over 150 appearances for the club, helping them win the Serie A title for the past five seasons in a row.

Chelsea have a club policy of restricting players aged 30 or over to one-year deals, with Lichtsteiner, 32, not meeting that criteria being older than current first-choice right-back Branislav Ivanovic.


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The last player aged 30 or over who was offered more than a one-year deal was Yossi Benayoun in 2010 after signing from Liverpool, with John Terry, after much deliberation, having only been granted a 12-month extension at the end of the 2015-16 campaign.

Goal understands that Chelsea will now pursue other targets, with Antonio Rudiger, who could well make the switch to Stamford Bridge despite having agreed a permanent move to Roma on Monday , and Kostas Manolas two potential options.

Juve, meanwhile, are set to complete the signing of Dani Alves in the coming days as the club looks to build a squad capable of challenging for Champions League glory .

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