Antonio Conte wants to be reunited with Kwadwo Asamoah at Chelsea.
Conte worked with Asamoah at Juventus and remains a big fan of the midfielder.
Tuttosport says Conte has Asamoah top of his shopping list and has asked Chelsea to keep him up-to-date on negotiations.
Asamoah, 27, had an interrupted campaign due to injury, though finished the season strongly.
The Ghana international is tied to Juve until 2018.