Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini is wanted by Premiership clubs.
Corriere dello Sport says Chelsea and Liverpool are interested in the Italy international.
Pazzini is being valued at between 20m and 22m, but Sampdoria are believed to be playing a waiting game in the hope of generating enough interest to hold an auction.
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