Juventus full-back Gianluca Zambrotta will only consider a move to Chelsea if his club fail to reach an agreement with AC Milan, according to his agent.

Chelsea are in race with Real Madrid and Barcelona to sign the World Cup winner and a representative of the Barclays Premiership champions will discuss a move with Juve later this week.

However, it is AC Milan who appear to have the upper hand in the negotiations.

"Zambrotta's wish is to stay in Italy but not at Juventus, and the only club that can afford the transfer and that have shown a keen interest is AC Milan," said Zambrotta's agent Giuseppe Bonetto.

"Should Juve fail to reach an agreement with AC Milan then Zambrotta will consider the other alternatives.

"An agent representing Chelsea will meet Juventus in the next few days.

"It will be down to Juventus to make the decisions and let us know what the options are once there is something concrete.

"Chelsea are not the only ones interested in Zambrotta as Real Madrid and Barcelona are also keen to sign the player."

Juve were relegated to Serie B for their part in the match-fixing scandal.

Meanwhile, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed Chelsea are unlikely to be at full strength for the Community Shield as several players will still be recovering from the World Cup.

The Blues face Liverpool in Cardiff on August 13 with Mourinho prepared to rest some of his biggest names as they complete their recovery from Germany.

Williams Gallas and Claude Makelele featured for France in the final while
Ricardo Carvalho and Paolo Ferreira contributed to Portugal's passage into the
last four.

Mourinho claims Chelsea's rivals will be better prepared for the new campaign
and does not expect to have a full squad to select from until late August.