8- Daniele De Rossi- AS Roma
De Rossi is considered to be one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and has been coveted by many clubs even though he has stayed at Roma for all of his career. He was close to leaving the Italian club last season when Manchester City were interested but he decided to stay in the Italian capital. Things might be different now however, after the player suffered a difficult season at the club, falling out with the manager and suffering from poor form.
This has led to speculation that De Rossi may leave the club this summer and many see his most likely destination as Chelsea. Mourinho is known to be an admired of De Rossi and is looking for a central midfield enforcer that he can build his new-look team around. De Rossi has also indicated his admiration for the Premier League and would consider a move to England. However, Roma will not want to let their club captain go and new manager Rudi Garcia has already stated that he wants to keep De Rossi at the club.