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Chelsea and Everton target Axel Witsel set to sign for Juventus in £16m deal

Axel Witsel may still get his summer move, after reports in Italy state the midfielder is headed to Turin for a medical with Juventus in a deal worth £16million.

The Chelsea and Everton target flirted with a £25million move to the Premier League, but wage complications and the stubbornness of his club Zenit St.Petersburg stopped a potential move in its tracks.

However, Witsel was given permission to leave the Belgium training camp on Tuesday night in order to complete a transfer - with both Tuttosport and La Gazzetta dello Sport hinting that he will sign for the Serie A champions.