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Chelsea make opening bid for Roma midfielder De Rossi

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is exploring the prospect of bring AS Roma star Daniele de Rossi to London. This week Roma President James Pallotta confirmed "everybody is on the market," including their 'future captain'.

Calciomercato.it says Mourinho is now ready to move for De Rossi.

Chelsea's opening bid for the midfielder is £8.5 million, which falls short of Roma's assessment.

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