Arsenal and Chelsea have been named among the clubs to have tried and failed to sign Daniele Rugani from Juventus this summer, before the defender went on a season-long loan to Rennes.
Rugani came through the youth ranks at Empoli and joined Juventus Under-19 side in 2012. He had several loan spells back to his old club as a first-team player, the last of which ended in the summer of 2015. He has so far made a total of 101 appearances for the Old Lady in all competitions, but he hasn t been able to nail down a regular starting spot.
As relayed by the , Davide Torchia, who represents Rugani, has revealed that a number of clubs, the two London ones included, were interested in his 26-year-old client and made concrete bids for his services this summer. However, none of those bids were accepted by the Serie A champions.
Arsenal added to their defensive ranks by signing Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille OSC, while Chelsea brought in former Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva on a free transfer.
