Danilo agrees personal terms with Chelsea, asks Real Madrid to lower demands — report

Chelsea have completed two major acquisitions this summer, getting international-calibre players to reinforce the defence and central midfield, but the job is far from done. The somewhat threadbare-looking squad needs at least a couple more signings, including a new center forward and a new wing-back, if not two.

On the latter front, there’s been a bit of bad news recently as the dream that was Alex Sandro has died a sad, if not unexpected death after Juventus rejected Chelsea’s final €70m+ offer. Alex Sandro is expected to sign his new Juventus contract shortly.

But there’s good news with regards to Alex Sandro’s old friend Danilo, who is looking ever more likely to end up at Chelsea this summer. In fact, according to Globo Esporte in Brazil, he’s already agreed personal terms with Chelsea, with, as has been consistently reported, Conte’s approval and blessing. He has possibly rejected Manchester City’s interest, even.

The issue remaining and one that could still prove troublesome, is the issue of a fee with Real Madrid. Initial reports indicated that a deal at around €31m could be done for the 26-year-old, but more recent reports claim that Real Madrid are holding out for at least €35m. Globo’s report claims that Danilo has personally asked Real Madrid to lower the fee a bit to facilitate his transfer — earlier in the summer, Danilo was linked with a move to Juventus for €20m instead, for example — perhaps hoping that a change of scenery will help him repair the damage that his reputation has taken thanks to his struggles at Real Madrid since joining from FC Porto.