Former Paris Saint-Germain manager could rely on his links with the French capital to rebuild Chelsea
Chelsea are expected to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager this summer.
Hakimi targeted by Chelsea?
If he gets the job, Pochettino will become the fourth coach of the Todd Boehly era after Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and Frank Lampard. He should have the funds to overhaul the squad, provided Chelsea manage to balance their books through the sale of players.
The path between Paris and Chelsea is clear, with Blues stalwart Thiago Silva a former PSG captain, while Neymar has been repeatedly linked with a move to Stamford Bridge since Boehly took over from Roman Abramovich as manager. club last May.
But the next player to make the trip from the French capital to west London appears to be Achraf Hakimi, with the Moroccan right-back set to move from PSG this summer.
“[Chelsea] attempted to sign the former Real Madrid and Inter Milan player ahead of his transfer to PSG in the summer of 2021, and with his former PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino set to take the reins at Stamford Bridge, the Blues could rekindle their interest,” reports TeamTalk.
“The Argentinian is said to have already planned to reshuffle his squad and could turn to Hakimi to bolster his options at right-back. ‘operation.”
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Chelsea made Reece James the highest-paid defender in their history last September, tying the Englishman to a six-year contract, but his injury history is a concern, as is that of Malo Gusto, the young right-back who will arrive from Lyon.
Hakimi doesn’t have this problem and his versatility is an asset: he could play as a full-back in front of James or on the opposite flank, but Chelsea would have to pay for this privilege.
Hakimi is valued at €65.3m by FootballTransfers’ internal algorithm, and has an xTV of €71.6m.
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2023-04-27 18:02:12
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