Chelsea transfer news: Blues bid £14.5m for Amadou Diawara but face battle with Manchester City

Chelsea target: Amadou Diawara
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Simon Johnson11 December 2015

Bologna claim they have turned down bids of £14.5million from Chelsea and Manchester City for midfielder Amadou Diawara.

The 18-year-old, who has made 15 appearances in Serie A this term, has been compared with Yaya Toure and the player’s agent Robert Visan recently confirmed: “There is a strong interest from Chelsea.”

Bologna rate the young Guinean so highly that they soon expect him to be valued in excess of £36m and are not interested in cashing in just yet.

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