The January switch window could also be closed, however Chelsea are already believed to be favourites for the signing of a Premier League star this summer time.
Chelsea finish January window with one main signing
Enzo Maresca did get backed together with his desired midfield cowl, as Chelsea sealed a late deal to signal Mathis Amougou from Saint-Étienne for round £12 million, but it surely wasn’t precisely the window of goals for Stamford Bridge chiefs.
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Chelsea had been broadly reported to be chasing a striker, and held rumoured talks over a number of noteworthy names.
Chelsea’s subsequent 5 Premier League fixtures | Date |
|---|---|
Brighton (away) | February 14th |
Aston Villa (away) | February twenty second |
Southampton (dwelling) | February twenty fifth |
Leicester Metropolis (dwelling) | March ninth |
Arsenal (away) | March sixteenth |
Mathys Tel was topic to negotiations over a transfer to Chelsea, whereas different dependable media sources reported that Ipswich City starlet Liam Delap was attracting severe curiosity from BlueCo amid Nicolas Jackson’s torrid run of goal-scoring kind.
A brand new centre-back was on their agenda as effectively, proper at the start of January, however Chelsea ended up activating their re-call clause for Trevoh Chalobah.
There was severe speak of Chelsea probably re-signing Marc Guehi in a deal from Crystal Palace, with Maresca’s aspect stated to have internally mentioned the potential for a January transfer for the star England worldwide earlier than deciding on Chalobah.
Tottenham additionally made an audacious late £70 million swoop for Guehi, which took everybody abruptly, however the £50,000-per-week defender did not go wherever regardless of Spurs’ club-record breaking bid, with Palace chairman Steve Parish eager to maintain the person he dubbed “sensational”.
Now, journalist Dean Jones has shared who’s extra more likely to signal the 24-year-old this summer time – Chelsea or Tottenham.
Marc Guehi seemingly to decide on Chelsea transfer this summer time
Jones, talking on GiveMeSport’s Market Insanity podcast, through YouTube, says that Guehi is probably going to decide on a transfer to Chelsea this summer time if he does depart Selhurst Park.
“I had some scepticism after I first noticed they went in for him. I’d heard nothing about it. At Tottenham, I’ve some cheap contacts, but it surely wasn’t one thing I’d heard earlier than all of this,” Jones stated.
“They in all probability sensed that this was their massive probability to go and do it as a result of the chances are Marc Guehi would select to go to Chelsea, I’ve heard that for a very long time now, and that may in all probability nonetheless be the case if Guehi leaves Crustal Palace on the finish of the season then that’s the place he finally ends up.”
The homegrown centre-back, with just below 18 months left on his Palace contract, seems set to be one of the vital sought-after centre-backs of the summer time – which isn’t any shock given his standing as an England common and one of many prime flight’s standout centre-halfs.
