Daniele Rugani’s agent Davide Torchia has confirmed Chelsea’s interest for the defender.
Juventus are said to be waiting to see whether Chelsea will attempt again to sign the 23-year old defender. It is also reported that the Blues have hiked the prize money for the Italian. Juve, however, will hold onto Ruganiawaiting to see whether they will be successful in bringing back Leonardo Bonucci from AC Milan.
Should Bonucci arrives, the Old Lady may allow Mattia Caldara joins Milan at San Siro for a season-long loan spell.
Speaking to Radio Vecchia Signora, Torchia confirmed that a very important offer had been made for his agent. Although he is open for any change before the transfer window closes, Torchia hopes the Stamford Bridge side, he believes Juve are not willing to negotiate anymore.
“For Rugani, Chelsea made a very important offer, but Juventus does not want to make negotiations. They do not want to give up on the player. However, Bonucci’s case suggests that everything is possible,” said Torchia.
Chelsea has signed Jorginho from Serie A so far after capturing Maurizio Sarri to replace Antonio Conte as manager.
In the summer of 2015, Rugani officially returned to Juventus. He made his debut with the club on 30 September 2015, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 home win over Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League group stage, also making his European debut in the process.
He made his first start with the club on 16 December, in a 4–0 win over cross-city rivals Torino in the Derby della Mole in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia. His league debut with the club came four days later, as he came on for veteran defender Andrea Barzagli in the 56th minute of a 3–2 away win over Carpi.
He made his first league start for the club in a 2–1 away win over Sampdoria in Serie A, on 10 January 2016. On 24 April, Rugani was booked for the first time in his entire Serie A career in his 53rd Serie A appearance.
He received a yellow card in the 72nd minute of a 2–1 away win over Fiorentina; he had last been carded at club level with Empoli, on 1 March 2014, in an away Serie B fixture against Siena. Following Napoli’s loss to Roma the following day, Juventus clinched the league title with three games to spare.
On 21 September 2016, Rugani made his first appearance of the season and scored his first goal for Juventus, in a 4–0 home win over Cagliari.
On 25 September 2016, it was confirmed that Rugani would be sidelined for six weeks after limping off the pitch a day before away to Palermo with a sprained right knee; tests at the J-Medical centre revealed he suffered a strained collateral lateral ligament.
He returned to training early on 20 October. On 7 December, Rugani scored his first ever UEFA Champions League goal on his third appearance in the competition, in a 2–0 home win over Dinamo Zagreb.[26] On 14 December, Rugani extended his stay at Juventus, signing a new contract that will run until 2021.
Rugani has represented Italy at various youth levels since 2010. His first cap for the under-21 team came on 5 March 2014 in a European qualifier against Northern Ireland, in which he scored the first goal for the azzurini in a 2–0 victory.
On 9 November 2014, he was called up by Antonio Conte to the senior Italy squad ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Croatia and a friendly against Albania.
With the Italy U-21 he took part at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship under manager Luigi Di Biagio.
On 31 May 2016, Rugani was named one of three reserves for Antonio Conte’s senior side for Euro 2016.
Rugani made his senior international debut on 1 September 2016, with newly appointed coach Gian Piero Ventura, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 friendly defeat to France.
In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Di Biagio.