LONDON (United Kingdom) – “Chelsea could exercise their right to buy to transform Denis Zakaria’s loan into a permanent purchase“. This is what was stated by Evening Standard, according to which – after a difficult first impact with the Premier League and some muscle boredom – the Blues are considering keeping the Swiss midfielder in the squad, currently in London on loan from Juventus.
Zakaria-Chelsea, la Juventus spell
Arrived on loan for 3 million euros plus a bonus, the right to buy is set at 28+5: an important figure, which Juventus hopes to cash in next summer, above all in light of the fact that Zakaria – bought just over a year ago from Borussia Moenchengladbach – is unlikely to be included in next season’s project, especially if he remains on the bench black and white by Max Allegri. The Swiss, back from a not particularly brilliant World Cup, he has so far collected 7 appearances in the Blues shirt: 4 in the Premier League, one in the Champions League (with one goal), one in the Fa Cup and one in the League Cup. Evening Standard underlines how the decision of the London management to buy out the midfielder of Congolese origin could be dictated by the difficulty getting to Dortmund’s Bellingham and West Ham’s Rice.