Clubs in Italy, Spain and the Premier League are interested in signing Ethan Ampadu after the Blues made the 22 year old available for £12million.

The 22-year-old is ready to leave Stamford Bridge permanently with just one year left on his deal. He played a key role on loan at Spezia last season.

Ampadu is an attractive option for clubs with over 150 senior matches to his name after spells on loan at Spezia, Venezia, Sheffield United and RB Leipzig. He also played 12 times for Chelsea since joining from Exeter City in 2018 and has 44 international caps.

Exeter will be due a substantial 20 percent of any profit made by Chelsea, who paid an initial £1.3m to sign Ampadu before paying a further £250,000 in instalments after his tenth appearance.

It is understood Ampadu has a slight preference to build a career in central midfield having played the majority of his matches in defence.