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Chelsea make €100m move for Serie A superstar
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 14 Sept 2025 09:17 BST
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Chelsea are ready to make a €100 million bid for Kenan Yildiz in 2026.
That is according to Fichajes, who report that the Blues have made the Juventus superstar their number one target for the summer of 2026.
Current ETV
Kenan Yıldız
M (L), F (C)
Juventus
Kenan Yıldız
M (L), F (C)
Juventus
ETV Range
€47.4M - €57.9M
Chelsea are still in the market for a creative attacker having missed out on Xavi Simons, and Enzo Maresca is known to be a huge fan of the Turkish star.
Indeed, Chelsea have been linked with Simons for most of this year and considered making a move this summer.
Yildiz is currently in talks with Juventus over a new contract in Turin and the Bianconeri view the attacker as the central cog of their project.
Yildiz has made an excellent start to the season with four goal contributions as Juventus have three wins in three games.
He impressed again on Saturday by scoring one and making one in a thrilling 4-3 win over rivals Inter Milan in the Derby d'Italia.
Could Yildiz leave Juventus
The Bianconeri consider the 19-year-old as one of the cornerstones from which to build a successful Juventus squad from.
Yildiz himself wants to win major trophies in Turin and is very happy at the club.
So signing Yildiz will not be easy for Chelsea, even if a lot can happen in a year and money always is a factor.
Kenan 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 but he appears ready to move onto the next level this campaign.
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 23 times by Tukey, scoring two goals and playing at Euro 2024.
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