Agent admits AC Milan following Panichelli as Chelsea rival Barcelona interest

Agent admits AC Milan following Panichelli as Chelsea rival Barcelona interest

The agent of JoaquDn Panichelli has revealed the interest of Chelsea in the Strasbourg striker.

The Argentine has been a revelation for Strasbourg since his summer arrival from Alaves.

Panichelli is being watched by Barcelona, while La Gazzetta dello Sport says Chelsea are also keen. Significantly Chelsea and Strasbourg share BlueCo as their owners.

Meanwhile, the 23 year-old's agent Martin Guastadisegno has revealed: "No news from Milan. At the moment we haven't heard from anyone, even though I have a good relationship with (Giorgio) Furlani and (Geoffrey) Moncada."

The agent says he hasn't spoken to Milan lately, though adds: "No, but it's a name that Milan knows and has followed for a while."