CHELSEA are reported to have held talks with Italian side Sassuolo who are battling to keep former Blues star Jeremie Boga.
Officials from the Serie A club flew to London this week in a bid to persuade the Blues to remove a clause they have to buy him back.
Sassuolo, who are twelfth in Serie A, hope to retain the services of the winger who joined them in 2018.
But it’s understood Chelsea have a buy-back clause that could see Boga return to Stamford Bridge for £12.7million (€15million).
According to reports the club would be in a position to sell him on at a profit should they decide to trigger it.
Boga, 23, has been fine form for the Italian club scoring seven times in 23 appearances this season.
He admitted he’d be open to re-joining Frank Lampard’s team who are currently fourth in the Premier League.
Sassuolo’s president Giovanni Carnevali recently confirmed the Blues do have a buy-back option on the attacker.
He said: “Chelsea can redeem Boga in June.
“We have a great relationship with the club and we already met them before Christmas – also for other business.
“They can take him back but we can also re-sign him, everything is open.”
The Ivory Coast international left Stamford Bridge for his current club after failing to make a breakthrough.
Speaking to Foot Mercato Boga said: “It is true that [leaving Chelsea] was a shame.
“Aside from that, I have no regrets. Each thing comes into its own time. It was certainly not the time for me to play for Chelsea.
“I always keep that in the corner of my head. If I continue to do what I am doing, work hard, maybe I will be back one day.”
