chelsea Chiefs have been told they could sign a high-quality potential replacement behind the scenes for Renato Vega, with the versatile defender now firmly tipped to join Serie A heavyweights Juventus.

Juventus set to sign Renato Vega on loan from Chelsea

The 21-year-old has his sights set on the centre-back position rather than the left-back position. Enzo Marescawhich has motivated him to leave Stamford Bridge in the short term.

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His personal request for suitors in January was to play in his preferred position, Dortmund even reached an agreement with Vega on personal termsand then Juventus swooped in and hijacked their deal.

That’s based on Fabrizio RomanoHe also reported at the time that Chelsea would only let him leave for a permanent fee of around £24 million.

However, Chelsea have softened their stance and Juventus have agreed a provisional deal to keep the Portuguese on loan for the remainder of 2024/2025, according to reliable journalists.

“Juventus have reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign Renato Vega, let’s get started.” Romano says X.

“The loan fee is €5 million and runs until June with no option to buy, and the player will then return to Chelsea for the Club World Cup at the end of June. Vega is expected to play as a central defender at Juventus.”

Vega’s decision to play at centre-back ahead of his move to Serie A drew criticism from Maresca, with the Chelsea boss sending a clear message to the former Basel star.

“I spoke to Renato. I told him that playing in the position we are in now gives him the opportunity to join the national team and spark speculation around him, which only happens when you play well. will happen.” explain Maresca on Vega’s stance.

“If a player only wants to play in one position, they are in trouble. They have to learn to play in different positions because that is a good thing for the player and the club.”

Chelsea announce they could sign Piero Hincappi in January

Maresca is now a defender out for the second half of the 2024/25 season, with attention turning to who can replace Vega.

According to The Boot Room and journalist Graeme Bailey, Chelsea have realized they can sign Piero Hincapi Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are set to sign the Ecuadorian this month, but he will not leave for less than £59m.

Able to play as a center back or full-back, Hincapie has made 18 appearances in the Bundesliga under Xabi Alonso this season, with an average passing accuracy of 90.4% (who scores).

The 23-year-old fits the mold of Chelsea’s young starlet, but it is highly questionable whether they will spend nearly £60m on him when they have just recalled the versatile Trevor Chalobah.