chelsea Atalanta have successfully beaten Inter Milan in the race to sign Marco Palestin.
The Serie A winners made solid progress towards the signing of the right-back, who spent last season on loan at Cagliari.
Inter Milan had agreed a deal with the 21-year-old, before Chelsea beat them to it by offering better terms.
Earlier on Wednesday, Sports Witness Covered claims from Italy He has accepted the Blues' offer of €5m per year plus bonuses. Inter Milan offered him a five-year deal with an annual salary of €2.5m.
The Premier League side have also made progress by reaching a basic agreement with La Dea for a deal worth €60m.
Since then, claims in the UK and Italy state that all parties have agreed terms for him to join Chelsea. The Italy international will now have to complete medical tests and other transfer formalities.
Inter Milan are clearly unhappy to lose the fullback to the West London club and many in Italy will feel the same way.
Criticism of decision to join Chelsea
Corriere dello Sport editor Ivan Zazzaroni believes Marco Palestra chose Chelsea because of money. fcinternews Has released his comments.
Zazzaroni stressed that he could not criticize the Italian for prioritizing the financial aspect.
"Marco Palestra is going to Chelsea for money, and I don't feel like criticizing him for it," He said.
"I simply pointed out that for a young player, that club is risky, almost a curse. Someone disputed my statement, so I listed the talents bought by Bohály at a very low price and somehow 'disgraced' in random order."
Zazzaroni then named 27 players signed by Chelsea under the current owners who have failed to perform well. He hopes that Palestra will not be included in this list.
"I wish Marco all the best, let's be clear. We need him in the national team. Young players need help to develop." Zazzaroni explained.
Why could Palestine struggle at Chelsea?
The Atalanta player prefers to operate as a right-back/wing-back. Ricky James, Malo Gusto and Josh Acheampong now hold that position at Chelsea.
Even if Gusto and Acheampong leave this summer, Marco Palestra could still be behind James.
Palestra may find it difficult to enjoy regular games, as the Blues are not in Europe next season.
