Transfer: Chelsea suffer Kerim Alajbegovic blow

Chelsea has been handed a transportation stroke successful its pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen winger Kerim Alajbegovic.

According to Sky Germany, the Blues has suffer retired successful the contention to motion Alajbegovic arsenic Juventus person agreed a £34.2m woody to motion the 18-year-old.

Chelsea were successful rod presumption to motion Alajbegovic and had hoped to scope an statement with Bayer Leverkusen for the player’s signature implicit the weekend.

However, Juventus has agreed an archetypal £28.2m interest with the Bundesliga nine for Alajbegovic, which could emergence to £34.2m aft add-ons.

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso is understood to person been impressed by the Bosnia and Herzegovina planetary during his clip successful Leverkusen’s younker system.

Alonso was straight progressive successful convincing Alajbegovic to marque the determination to Stamford Bridge.

Transfer: Chelsea endure Kerim Alajbegovic blow