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Chelsea play their Club World Cup final later tonight, but on the home front there are some serious moves being made in terms of transfers.

Noni Madueke’s move to Arsenal is expected to be confirmed any day now, and yesterday the sale of Mathis Amougou to Strasbourg was confirmed.

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Veiga wanted – but Chelsea in no rush to sell

Renato Veiga looks frustrated. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

One of the big moves yet to pick up much momentum is the sale of Renato Veiga. It’s clear that the Blues are happy to move him on. After picking him up for a bargain price last summer, he played as a Conference League backup in the first half of last season, then moved to Juventus on loan.

Those two spells gave him enough chances to impress, and our sources tell us there’s serious interest in the versatile defender now from a number of leagues.

Juventus have always been interested in signing him permanently, and are just trying to argue Chelsea’s price down. The Blues want €35m-€40m to sell him, and are happy to loan him out for another year if they don’t get the offers they want.

Pan-European interest in Veiga

In the Premier League, both Brighton and Spurs have expressed some interest. In Italy, Napoli join Juve in the race – although it’s hard to see them spending €35m on a defender. Bayern Munich have been linked in the past, and perhaps the most interesting offer comes from Marseille, who would be willing to take the player on loan if Chelsea don’t find a buyer at the right price.

Despite having been pretty quiet so far, we expect this move to really catch fire in the next couple of weeks, with a potentially profitable bidding war coming our way.