Muhsin Bayrak will sign this £83.5million player if he buys Chelsea from Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich is set to sell Chelsea and Muhsin Bayrak is the latest name to express an interest in purchasing Chelsea from Abramovich.

The Turkish billionaire has confirmed that he was in negotiations with Abramovich’s lawyers in a bid to strike a deal.

“We are discussing the terms of Chelsea’s purchase with Roman Abramovich’s lawyers,” he said on Thursday night. “We are in the negotiation phase. We will fly the Turkish flag in London soon.”

According to Daily Express, Bayrak will seek to make his mark as Chelsea’s new owner by signing one of Turkey’s premier players.

Bayrak will reportedly seek to sign Turkish star Merih Demiral, who is currently on loan at Atalanta from Juventus.

Demiral has been linked with a raft of top European clubs over the past few months, including Real Madrid and Newcastle and previous reports have also credited Chelsea with an interest in the 23-year-old centre-back

The 23 year old is reportedly valued at around £83.5million by Juventus.