Chelsea preparing a transfer window of madness

A blue dream. As soon as he arrived at the helm of Chelsea, Todd Boely immediately made it known that with his collaborators the aim was high. The American businessman’s goal is simple as 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 good start to the season. However, the new leadership of the Blues wanted to strike hard. Last summer, it did not skimp on means, paying just over 284 million euros to strengthen itself. A Premier League record.

Two priority recruits this winter

Thus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Kalidou Koulibaly Wesley Fofana, Raheem Sterling or even Marc Cucurella, just to name a few, have landed in the English capital. This winter, Boehly and his teams, who don’t have time, still intend to dip into 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, Champions League as well as 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 given that the Azzurri are currently eighth (21 points).

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And to make matters worse, they’re also planning on showing off this summer. This could present a problem in terms of financial fair play. Thereby, The Athletic makes it clear that Chelsea will not be able to spend all that was expected this winter. Nonetheless, 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 the injured Armando Broja, Chelsea want an offensive element, in addition to Christopher Nkunku already signed for next summer.

More players targeted

In theory, the club is looking for a fairly young player who can sign up for the long term. The British media mention the names of Rafael Leão (Milan), David Datro Fofana (Molde) and Youssoufa Moukoko (Dortmund). From him the Telegraph evokes an imminent loan request for the Portuguese of Atlético de Madrid, João Félix. A little older, Memphis Depay (FC Barcelona), has more experience. In defence, 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 website, 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.

As well as a forward and defender, the Stamford Bridge residents are still looking to strengthen themselves in other positions if a good opportunity presents itself. A new goalkeeper and another midfielder could therefore arrive who can make up for the absence of N’Golo Kanté due to injury. At the same time, the Blues will also have to deal with the cases of expiring elements such as Kanté, who are interested in Al Nassr, or those who want more playing time, such as Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech.