Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is said to be looking to sign a left-back this summer in order to provide competition for Marcos Alonso, and he could a lot worse than to take a closer look at Juventus star Alex Sandro.

While the Spaniard was probably one of the Blues’ most consistent players throughout their Premier League winning campaign, the Italian boss may feel that he can sign an upgrade in the coming weeks as the west London outfit look to retain their league title and make an impression in the Champions League next term.

Meanwhile, the Brazilian has enjoyed an impressive season with the Old Lady and he continues to make a huge impact following his move from FC Porto in 2015, but the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid last weekend could turn out to be his last appearance in the famous black and white shirt.

Here are three reasons Chelsea must go all out to sign Alex Sandro this summer…

His performances

The 26-year-old has quickly become one of Juventus’ most important players over the course of the last two seasons and he made 43 appearances in all competitions for the Serie A champions this term.

He has scored three goals and provided a further seven assists and while Alonso has enjoyed an impressive goalscoring campaign himself, Alex Sandro looks to have the ability to make a bigger impact in the Premier League and Europe than perhaps the Spaniard has and will.

His versatility

The Brazilian has played at left-back, left wing-back, left midfield and left wing for Juventus this season, and that versatility could prove to be an attractive trait for Antonio Conte.

With the Italian preferring to deploy a 3-4-3 or 3-4-1-2 formation, Alex Sandro would certainly be able to play in the left wing-back role, while he could also play further forward at the beginning of the season if he moved to Stamford Bridge with Eden Hazard set to miss the start of the campaign having broken his ankle on international duty.

His pace

While Alonso has proven to be a consistent performer on the left-hand side this season, he doesn’t have the pace that Victor Moses does on the opposite flank and that could be something Antonio Conte looks to change this summer.

In the Champions League especially, the Blues may be forced to play on the counter attack more often than not and that is where the pace of Alex Sandro could come in handy.

The 26-year-old certainly has the energy to get up and down the pitch and be a real attacking threat – all of which would mean that he would strengthen the Chelsea side next term.

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