Kenan Yildiz, Enzo Maresca, and Morgan Rogers (Photograph by Tasos Katopodis, Alex Grimm, Richard Pelham/Getty Photos)
Chelsea are set to make an attacking midfielder a precedence within the switch market within the coming 12 months after lacking out on Xavi Simons in the summertime, CaughtOffside understands.
The Blues had a busy summer time bringing in thrilling skills akin to Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Jorrel Hato and Alejandro Garnacho, however their recruitment group continues to be busy assessing future targets.
Sources with a detailed understanding of Chelsea’s plans have knowledgeable CaughtOffside that the west London giants will now deal with Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers as one in all their prime targets for January or subsequent summer time.
Chelsea’s curiosity in signing Rogers isn’t any secret, with the England worldwide having been on their radar through the summer time, whereas different prime golf equipment have additionally been impressed by his type for Villa.
Chelsea exploring Morgan Rogers and different switch targets
Sources have additionally knowledgeable CaughtOffside that Juventus’ Kenan Yildiz is on Chelsea’s radar, together with Lyon’s Malick Fofana.
Though Tottenham ended up profitable the race for Xavi Simons, Chelsea had been additionally actually eager on bringing him in in addition to Garnacho late on within the window.
Ultimately, solely Garnacho was attainable, however CFC will put aside funds for at the very least another prime attacking midfield participant within the months forward.
Rogers is properly favored by Chelsea’s recruitment group, however Yildiz and Fofana are two different names to look at if a deal proves too costly or difficult to get performed.
Villa are understandably eager to carry on to Rogers, however is also in a powerful place to ask a bidding battle as different golf equipment akin to Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis might get entangled.
Chelsea missed out on Xavi Simons and Ethan Nwaneri
Chelsea additionally notably had a real and concrete curiosity in Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri through the summer time.
Ultimately, Nwaneri ended up signing a brand new contract with the Gunners, however Charles Watts has beforehand instructed us concerning the Blues’ curiosity.
“Arsenal had been all the time fairly calm about Nwaneri’s state of affairs, however with only a 12 months remaining of his previous deal it was a difficulty that wanted resolving,” Watts stated of Chelsea’s curiosity in Nwaneri.
“Chelsea had been , simply as they had been earlier than Nwaneri signed his first skilled contract with the membership in March, 2024.”
He added: “Whereas there might have been sturdy curiosity, Nwaneri’s choice was all the time to remain at Arsenal and the membership had been all the time assured he would keep.”
