Olivier Giroud has agreed a deal in principle to join Juventus, as the Serie A giants continue their search for a new striker.
Giroud may find game time hard to come by at Stamford Bridge next season after Frank Lampard secured the transfer of TImo Werner, with Tammy Abraham also fighting for a starting berth.
With Gonzalo Higuain set to leave Juventus, new boss Andrea Pirlo is targeting a new forward.
Luis Suarez is their top target, while Edin Dzeko and Edinson Cavani have also been considered.
But Giroud is viewed as a cheap backup alternative to the more complicated aforementioned deals.
Giroud has already agreed to a deal in principle to join Juventus, according to Di Marzio.
He would earn £4.15million a year in a two-year deal if it goes through.
Chelsea would only require a fee of £4.6m to let him leave, making it a financially straightforward deal for Juventus to get over the line.
It’s likely a deal would only be struck at the end of the transfer window, with Juve chiefs pursuing their priority options.
A move for Dzeko has been handed a setback after an injury to Nicolo Zaniolo, means they cannot strike a swap deal with Napoli for Arkadiusz Milik and they would have to cough up £32m to sign him.
Juventus are also interested in Cavani but Atletico Madrid lead the race to sign him.
