A blue dream. As soon as he arrived at the head of Chelsea, Todd Boely quickly made it known that with his collaborators they were aiming high. The goal of the American businessman is simple since he wants to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League. He should also have been wary of neighbors Arsenal, who have had a strong start to the season. Anyway, the new management of the Blues wanted to hit hard. Last summer, it did not skimp on the means by paying a little more than 284 million euros to strengthen itself. A Premier League record.
Two recruits in priority this winter
Thus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Kalidou Koulibaly Wesley Fofana, Raheem Sterling or even Marc Cucurella, to name a few, landed in the English capital. This winter, Boehly and his teams, who don’t have the time, still plan to put their hands in their wallets to offer Graham Potter, Thomas Tuchel’s successor, a five-star team. The Athletic explains that the English leaders want to be competitive in the league, in the Champions League as well as in the FA Cup. They also want the team to finish in the top four in the Premier League and qualify for the next C1. The mission will be anything but simple since the Blues are currently eighth (21 points).
And to make matters worse, they also intend to splurge this summer. This could pose a problem in terms of financial fair play. Thereby, The Athletic clarifies that Chelsea will not be able to spend all that was planned this winter. Despite everything, there will be enough to do some shopping. This winter, the club’s two priorities are a striker and a central defender. With only Aubameyang and Havertz, Chelsea, who will have to do without injured Armando Broja, Chelsea want an attacking element, in addition to Christopher Nkunku already recruited for next summer.
Multiple Players Targeted
In idea, the club is looking for a rather young player who can register for the long term. The British media cites the names of Rafael Leão (AC Milan), David Datro Fofana (Molde) and Youssoufa Moukoko (Dortmund). For his part, the Telegram evokes an upcoming loan request for the Portuguese of Atlético de Madrid, João Félix. A little older, Memphis Depay (FC Barcelona), he is more experienced. In defense, Josko Gvardiol (RD Leipzig) has long been the priority. But his price has exploded and the Croatian seems to prefer Real Madrid. As explained on our site, discussions are progressing well with Monaco for Benoît Badiashile. According to our information, an offer of around 40 million euros has been made to ASM. If Manchester United are still on the move, Chelsea are ahead.
In addition to a striker and a defender, the residents of Stamford Bridge are still looking to strengthen themselves in other positions if a good opportunity arises. A new goalkeeper and another midfielder who can compensate for the absence of N’Golo Kanté through injury could therefore arrive. At the same time, the Blues will also have to manage the cases of elements at the end of the contract like Kanté, who interests Al Nassr, or those who want more playing time, like Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech.
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