Cairo: 'If Chelsea want Belotti...'

By Football Italia staff

Torino President Urbano Cairo insists “we haven’t received a Chelsea offer for Andrea Belotti, but we are here and I’ll ask him if he’s happy to remain.”

The striker has a €100m release clause in his contract, valid only for clubs outside of Italy, and there are growing reports Antonio Conte wants Il Gallo.

“We set a release clause for Belotti at €100m, so if an offer from abroad came at that price, I couldn’t do anything about it if he accepted,” Cairo told reporters at an event.

“As far as I know, there has been no offer from Chelsea, but we are here if it does happen. I will meet with Belotti to ask him if he’s happy to remain at Toro.

“It’s fundamental that a player of Belotti’s importance stays with us not just because he is under contract, but because he is happy to do so. It’s something that needs to be verified, but I have no reason to doubt him.

“We’ll also need to talk about a potential deadline for any sale and won’t discuss it beyond that date.”

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