Exclusive says €35m price tag set and Chelsea “open to offers” for 24 year old already | OneFootball

Chelsea brought central defender Mamadou Sarr back from his loan at Strasbourg in January, meaning that they will have a very crowded selection in that area of the pitch once Levi Colwill is fit again.

Chelsea prepare for Badiashile sale already

Benoit Badiashile with Moises Caicedo. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

It all feels like it’s lining up for a couple of players to be sold, with Axel Disasi obviously top of the list. But after him, it looks like Benoit Badiashile could be next, as reported exclusively by CaughtOffside this morning.

“Badiashile is very likely out of the Chelsea project now,” a source told CaughtOffside’s transfer man Mark Brus.

“There has been some interest from AC Milan, albeit nothing that concrete yet, but we can expect to see them and others step up their efforts in the months ahead.

“While I wouldn’t say Chelsea are forcing Badiashile out, they are very much open to offers and would prefer a permanent sale to a loan. His asking price will be in the region of €35m.”

Juventus and Marseille are also listed as potential destinations, with Badiashile potentially costing around €35m. Despite having some pretty obvious talent, Badiashile just hasn’t had the consistency needed, both in terms of form and fitness.

He’s definitely behind Trevoh Chalobah in the pecking order, and Sarr could jump ahead of him too. That means now is the perfect time to sell, and the club will

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