Chelsea made a "very strong push" to sign centre-back Daniele Rugani from Juventus over the summer, according to the defender's agent, Davide Torchia.
Manager Maurizio Sarri knows Rugani well from their time together at Empoli, but the Blues failed in their attempts to land the Italian, who did not want to leave, Torchia told RMC Sport (h/t Football Italia):
"Chelsea made a very strong push to negotiate, Juve evaluated it, but the player never asked to leave. His objective was to earn his place in the starting XI. Juve believed in the player and we’ll discuss it during the contract renewal talks.