Italy manager Roberto Mancini wants left back Emerson Palmieri to leave Chelsea.
The Brazilian-born Italian is down the pecking order at Chelsea this past season, with Thomas Tuchel preferring Ben Chilwell and Marcos Alonso in his position.
Mancini has called Emerson into Italy's Euro 2020 squad, despite his lack of playing time at club level.
Speaking to the Telegraph, Emerson explained why he appreciated Mancini's comments, saying: "It showed that he cared about me.
"He wants to see me doing well, so he said that perhaps it would be best for me if I headed to another ambitious team where I could play as much as possible and raise my game again.
"He expressed this wish, but we know that sometimes in football, it depends on other things, a number of factors.
"It's not only up to me. All I can promise, whenever I'm with the national team, is to run and play to the last drop of sweat."
