Chelsea
are in talks to sell left-back Emerson Palmieri to Ligue 1 side Lyon.
Emerson joined Chelsea from Roma for an initial £17.6m in January 2018 when
Antonio Conte was manager and has gone on to play over 70 times for the
club.
However, he has struggled to displace both Marcos Alonso and Ben Chilwell -
who moved to Stamford Bridge from Leicester for around £50m last summer -
from the side.
Despite that, Emerson has won the Champions League, Europa League, European
Super Cup and FA Cup at Chelsea.
He was part of the Italy squad that won Euro 2020 this summer and started in
the final against England at Wembley.
Emerson featured four times at the tournament, becoming Italy's starting
left-back after Roma's Leonardo Spinazzola was injured in the quarter-final
win over Belgium.
Lyon's search for a new left-back comes amid interest from Burnley in Maxwel
Cornet.
The Clarets have offered £12m for the 24-year-old, who played 39 times for
Lyon last season.
Cornet can also play as a winger, which is a position Burnley boss Sean
Dyche is keen to strengthen in this summer.
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