Chelsea want to push a swap deal for Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado.Sportmediaset says Cuadrado's camp struck personal terms with Chelsea over the weekend - but no agreement between the clubs has been settled.
Chelsea are reluctant to meet Cuadrado's £30 million-plus buyout clause and instead are offering Mohamed Salah in part-exchange.
Their last bid of £20.5 million was rejected by Fiorentina last week.
For his part, Colombia international Cuadrado has informed Fiorentina he wants to join Chelsea before next week's transfer deadline.
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