Chelsea are determined to make this one of the most active transfer windows in recent years with the pursuit of Inter’s 19-year-old midfielder Cesare Casadei.The highly-rated box-to-box player has yet to make his senior professional debut but is regarded as one of the finest young talents at the San Siro, but the Italian champions have to consider selling him to ease the strain on their already depleted budget. It’s just what Chelsea needed.##NAJAVA_MECA_6556513##The London club has had a couple of offers rejected by Inter, who are demanding well over $15 million for the youngster. And it tells you a lot about how highly Casadei is rated that so much money is involved in the negotiations despite him not year making a competitive debut for the Nerazzurri.Chelsea have heavily scouted the youngster, who they see as an initial academy signing that they can develop alongside their first team as part of a succession plan for N’Golo Kante and Jorginho, who will both see their deals expire in June 2023. However, Casadei wouldn’t be considered for Thomas Tuchel’s first team this year but would be loaned back to another Italian club, where he would get playing time and much-needed experience.Inter Milan will make a decision on Chelsea’s second bid for midfielder Cesare Casadei. The 19-year old has been on the blues radar and hoping to sign him anon. pic.twitter.com/Zuvr26ILYJ— The thinker man (@kwekuedilson) August 2, 2022 Casadei and recent signing from Aston Villa Carney Chukwuemeka fit into the club’s project well. The aggressive business in the academy is part of a ‘Vision 2030’ strategy by the head of youth development Neil Bath, who wants to mirror the ambition of the first team in his set-up.The new owners, led by Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, are thought to have fully committed to that vision and want to push it as far as possible.
