Chelsea will have to pay Juan Cuadrado's €35 million release clause if they want to prise the Colombian winger from Fiorentina in the January transfer window, boss Vincenzo Montella has confirmed.
Speculation is mounting that the Premier League leaders are looking to
bolster their creative options by signing the 26-year-old while the
out-of-favour Mohamed Salah moves closer to joining Roma on loan.
Montella
insists he does not want to lose one of his prized assets mid-season
but admits he will be powerless to prevent Cuadrado leaving if Chelsea
activate his clause before the close of the winter window.
“The
issue around Cuadrado is very simple: he has a buy-out clause, which was
written into his contract along with the club,” Montella told
reporters.
“If a team comes along and pays it, and the player
wants to leave, then he can go. This clause expires during the last few
days of the transfer window, but as far as we are concerned the player
is not for sale.”
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