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Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle United 'keen on Samuel Iling-Junior'

Chelsea, Man City, Newcastle 'keen on Samuel Iling-Junior'
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Chelsea and Manchester City are reportedly among the clubs exploring a deal for 19-year-old Juventus starlet Samuel Iling-Junior.

A host of Champions League-chasing Premier League clubs are reportedly keeping a close eye on Juventus starlet Samuel Iling-Junior.

The 19-year-old has started to enjoy fleeting appearances in the first team under Massimiliano Allegri this season, registering two assists in 11 senior matches.

Iling-Junior was a product of Chelsea's academy before departing for Juventus in 2020, and he has since risen through the Old Lady's youth ranks to break into the senior squad.

The teenager has gleaned experience in Serie A, the Champions League, the Europa League and Coppa Italia, making his first senior start for Juventus in a 2-1 win over Monza in the latter tournament back in January.

Iling-Junior is under contract at the Allianz Stadium until 2025, but a plethora of the Bianconeri's top talents are being tipped to depart this summer amid their recent points deduction for financial irregularities.

Chelsea head coach Graham Potter after Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund on March 7, 2023.© Reuters

According to 90min, Chelsea have expressed an interest in bringing the England Under-20 international back to West London, where he spent nine years before embarking on a new adventure in Turin.

The Blues will face stiff competition to land their former academy starlet, though, as Manchester City and Newcastle United are keeping tabs on the youngster's development too.

Iling-Junior supposedly turned down the advances of Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund to join Juve in 2020, but the two German clubs are also attentive to the situation.

Primarily a left-winger, Iling-Junior can also occupy the right-hand side of the attack for club and country, and he has four caps for England at Under-20 level.

The teenager recently caught the eye during an international fixture with Germany on Wednesday, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win in the Under-20 Elite League.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri reacts on March 9, 2023© Reuters

Having been slapped with a 15-point deduction earlier this season, Juventus are fighting to salvage their European status as they lie seventh in the Serie A table, four points off Atalanta BC in the sixth and final European place.

As well as Iling-Junior, the likes of Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa are being tipped to end their Turin stints for the Premier League this summer, with the former rejecting Arsenal's advances last January.

While the Gunners are no longer expected to move for the Serbian, Manchester United and Real Madrid are said to be considering swoops for Vlahovic as they seek successors to Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema respectively.

Meanwhile, Chiesa is said to be a target of both Liverpool and Barcelona, the latter of whom are allegedly willing to sell both of Ousmane Dembele and Ferran Torres to sign the Italian.

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