Chelsea are 'calling' for €100m wonderkid, confirms Fabrizio Romano

Carlo Garganese

Updated: 19 Nov 2025 11:08 GMT
4 min read

Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea, Badliashile — © IMAGO

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Premier League giants such as Chelsea are 'calling' for Kenan Yildiz but has played down reports that Juventus are considering a sale.

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The Bianconeri have been in contract renewal talks with Yildiz for a number of months and recently put the negotiations on hold due to a lack of progress.

Current ETV

Kenan Yıldız

M (L), F (C)

Juventus

Kenan Yıldız

M (L), F (C)

Juventus

ETV Range

€47.4M - €57.9M

This led to some sensational reports that the Bianconeri may consider selling if they can't make a breakthrough soon.

However, Romano has played down these reports on the Here We Go podcast.

Yildiz to Premier League?

Romano says there is a "zero per cent chance" of Yildiz leaving in January.

He says that Juventus are not feeling too much concern as Yildiz still has a contract until 2029 but they are keen to give him a salary increase he deserves as he is only on €1.7 million per season.

Romano does confirm, though, that Premier League giants "are calling" for Yildiz and are very keen on him looking ahead to next summer.

The Italian journalist has stated many times that Chelsea are the club who wants Yildiz most but he says that Juventus still hold a lot of power due to his contract length.

© IMAGO - Juventus attacker Kenan Yildiz

Yildiz has emerged over the last year or so as one of the most exciting young talents in Europe.

The teenager has long been tipped to become a superstar. Juve beat Barcelona to his signature as a 16-year-old in the summer of 2022 when his contract at Bayern Munich expired.

At the time this was considered as a huge coup for a player seen as one of the best in the world at his age group.

Yildiz initially played with Juventus’ Under-19s and Next Gen team in Serie C, but broke into the first team setup midway through 2023-24.

Last season, Yildiz scored 12 goals and made nine assists in all competitions.

This season he has dipped a touch and gone 10 games without scoring or an assist.

Yildiz has already been compared to Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero, who was his idol as a kid.

Like the 2006 World Cup winner, Yildiz loves to cut in from the left and boasts wonderful control, technique and the ability to beat a man and unleash a shot in on goal.

He even celebrates in the same way as Del Piero did, sticking out his tongue when he scores. The pair have developed something of a bromance together.

Yildiz has been capped 25 times by Tukey, scoring five goals and playing at Euro 2024.

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