Juventus boss Allegri opens up and officially tells Chelsea world class target ‘has asked to leave’

Reports have claimed Juventus are set to re-sign defender Martin Caceres from Lazio with manager Massimiliano Allegri confirming that Chelsea target Medhi Benatia will leave this month.

Despite being a big player under the guidance of Allegri, Benatia has expressed his desire to leave the Italian giants this month, with a whole host of clubs linked with a move.

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Chelsea have been reportedly been eyeing up a possible move for Benatia over the past few months, with the Blues in desperate need of adding a world class defender to the back-line in order to help them achive their goals of getting back into a top four spot.

And it seems that Juventus are preparing for life after Benatia, as the Italians are all set to re-sign Caceres as his immediate replacement.

Allegri said after Caceres arrived for his medical: “He is not a makeshift solution, but a strong choice, because Benatia has asked to leave.

“It wouldn’t make sense to keep a player who is reluctant. Caceres is a good player and knows this environment.”

Here is what we think.

Chelsea are a big side that have a big problem and if they could secure a deal and bring a player of the quality of Benatia to the side, it would improve their chances of getting back into that top four spot massively.

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But if they are sriously keen on doing a deal then they need to move qucikly as there is reports suggesting that Benatia is ready to take a big wage and make the move to Dubai, a move that could be on the horizon.

Benatia is top-class and just the type of player that would come in and help ease the pressures on both David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger