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Chelsea have internal differences over a potential move for Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
According to SunSport’s Andy Dillon, new Blues chairman Todd Boehly is a big fan of Ronaldo but now has to convince manager Thomas Tuchel to go for him.
Tuchel and Boehly are expected to discuss whether to follow through with a firm offer for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner or invest elsewhere.
The German head coach insists Manchester City star Raheem Sterling and defenders are his priority, having lost key centre-backs in the summer.
But the US owner wants a marquee signing to launch his scheme after taking over last month in a £4.25billion deal.
Meanwhile, Chelsea and City are close to agreeing a transfer fee on Sterling.
Negotiations between the Premier League giants are ongoing, but there is now progress, according to Sky Sports.
A deal for the winger is imminent, and a deal will be done if he can agree personal terms with the Blues.
If so, the ex-Liverpool star is likely to earn more at Stamford Bridge than he currently brings in with City.
And Chelsea are hoping to land Juventus star Matthijs de Ligt or City ace Nathan Ake this week.
According to the Evening Standard, De Ligt and Ake are the two players the Blues are in talks with.
The West Londoners had swap deals involving the likes of Jorginho and Timo Werner for the Juve centre-back rejected by the Serie A giants, who are adamant they value him at £103m.
If Chelsea fail in their pursuit of the Dutch international, they could try to re-sign Ake.
But Chelsea could be about to suffer a blow as Bayern Munich could lead them to signing De Ligt.
The Blues reportedly had an offer of £34m plus Werner or Pulisic turned down by Juve.
And the West Londoners now look likely to miss out altogether as Bayern eye a deal for the former Ajax star.
According to Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg, De Ligt has his eyes set on a move to the Allianz Arena after talks with manager Julian Nagelsmann and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.
Plettenberg tweeted: “Bayern want him and De Ligt wants to join Bayern! The discussions with Nagelsmann and Salihamidzic impressed him!
“Negotiations between Bayern and Juve have started. The talks are good.
“But it is very expensive. Expected transfer fee between 60 million euros [£51.6m]-80 M€[£69m] »
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