Premier League giants have reportedly asked one of their defenders to leave the club before the European transfer window ends.

Chelsea defender Davide Zappacosta is surplus to requirements at the club and the Italian international right-back has been told that he should look for a new team.

According to popular media outlet Goal, Chelsea have slapped an asking price of £23m on the former Torino defender though it remains to be seen whether interested clubs will be willing to spend that money on the player.

Davide Zappacosta became a Chelsea player in 2017 in a deal reported to be around €28m (£25m).

Italian Serie A giants AS Roma are interested in Zappacosta but the capital club wants a loan deal for the player rather than a permanent deal.

Davide Zappacosta made 35 appearances for Chelsea in his debut season at the club but his playing time suffered a great deal under compatriot and new Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri in the last campaign.

Sarri spent just one season as the Chelsea manager before he left the West London giants to take up the managerial job at Italian Serie A champions Juventus.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard sees young right-back Reece James as the second choice to Cesar Azpilicueta rather than Davide Zappacosta.

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