Chelsea Transfer News: Latest Juan Cuadrado and Ivan Perisic Rumours

Chelsea loanee Juan Cuadrado is likely to stay at Juventus even if Antonio Conte is appointed the Blues' boss in the summer, according to the Italian club's chief executive Giuseppe Marotta.

Cuadrado joined Juve on a season-long loan deal last August after failing to make an impact at Chelsea upon his £23.3 million arrival from Fiorentina just six months before.

He has been impressive for the Old Lady this term, and Marotta insisted that the likely appointment of former Juve manager Conte at Chelsea will have no bearing on Cuadrado's decision, per Jefferson Lake of Sky Sports:

"The fact Antonio Conte is going to Chelsea just confirms that we made a good choice when we took him from Siena. I am proud of this and for him," said Marotta. 

"But as for Cuadrado? I don't think Conte will influence our decision. We could keep him here," he added.

Per Simon Johnson of the Evening Standard, Juve "want to trigger an option to buy [Cuadrado] this summer" and "claim there is a gentleman’s agreement to sign him for €22 million (£17.2 million)." 

If that is indeed the case, it would be surprising for Juve not to take up the option, considering how effective Cuadrado has been for them this term.

He has netted three goals and provided five assists in 22 Serie A appearances while playing a key role as Juve recovered from a poor start to their league campaign to top the division by three points with eight games remaining, per WhoScored.com.

He also caught the eye in Juve's Champions League last-16 second leg against Bayern Munich last week—which they eventually lost—per BT Sport Football:

Chelsea could have done with a player of Cuadrado's quality in their largely awful 2015-16 campaign, as wingers Eden Hazard and Pedro have been remarkably poor.

Conte has reportedly told the Blues hierarchy that he wants Cuadrado back at Chelsea, per Johnson.

And Bleacher Report's Dean Jones pointed out the Italian manager's ability to attract quality players to Chelsea even without Champions League football as a key reason to appoint him:

However, it seems Juve are keen to keep Cuadrado, and given how underused he was during his spell at Stamford Bridge (he made just four Premier League starts in half a season per WhoScored), it is unlikely he will be desperate to return to west London.

Elsewhere, Conte reportedly also has his eye on Inter Milan's Ivan Perisic as he plans his potential rebuild of the Blues squad.

According to Italy's Calciomercato (via Metro's Mark Brus), the Blues "could spend £23 million to bring him to Stamford Bridge."

The 27-year-old Croatian has netted six times and provided four assists this season in Serie A and has enjoyed fantastic form recently, per WhoScored:

Perisic is hugely versatile and can play anywhere across midfield, a potential bonus for Conte as he looks to rebuild the Blues' attacking unit.