Chelsea are starting to receive offers for Ethan Ampadu after making him available for £12million.
The 22-year-old is ready to leave Stamford Bridge permanently with just one year left on his deal amid interest from clubs in Italy, Spain and Premier League sides in England.
The Blues will demand a sizeable sell-on fee alongside the £12m fee after seeing the Welsh international play a key role at Spezia last season.
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Spezia wanted to make his season-long loan move a permanent deal but relegation to the second division this month scuppered the opportunity.
Ampadu is an attractive option for clubs with over 150 senior matches to his name after spells on loan at Spezia, Venezia, Sheffield United and RB Leipzig. He also played 12 times for Chelsea since joining from Exeter City in 2018 and has 44 international caps.
Exeter will be due a substantial 20 percent of any profit made by Chelsea, who paid an initial £1.3m to sign Ampadu before paying a further £250,000 in instalments after his tenth appearance.
It is understood Ampadu has a slight preference to build a career in central midfield having played the majority of his matches in defence.
