Chelsea made a move for Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt last week, it has been revealed.
Tuttosport says Chelsea and Barcelona both made attempts to open talks with Juve about a price for the Holland international.
However, both approaches were given short shrift by Juve.
The Bianconeri view De Ligt as a future captain, indeed there's internal discussion about the youngster taking the armband next season should Giorgio Chiellini depart.
Juve paid Ajax €75m two summers ago for De Ligt, who has a contract to 2024.
