It’s a decisive week for Chelsea in the transfer market as Todd Boehly looks to help boss Thomas Tuchel strengthen his squad, as they begin a new era at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea appear to have landed coveted Brazilian winger Raphinha after agreeing a £60million deal with Leeds.
Talks are also already underway with Manchester City trio Raheem Sterling, Nathan Ake and Oleksandr Zinchenko – although all three heading to west London would appear unlikely due to the cost involved.
The Blues are also waiting on Ousmane Dembele to make his mind up on his future with his Barcelona contract set to expire and Juventus are playing hardball on a deal for defender Matthijs de Ligt.
It’s a decisive week for Chelsea as they look to start signing targets including Raheem Sterling
Todd Boehly is aiming to help boss Thomas Tuchel strengthen his squad as they begin a new era
Sportsmail previously reported that Boehly had made contact with the Premier League champions with a view to wrapping up a deal for Sterling over the coming week.
The Englishman has already held positive discussions with boss Tuchel over how he would be utilised at Stamford Bridge, with that conversation solidifying the 27-year-old’s desire to leave the Etihad Stadium after seven years.
Not only is Sterling is on the radar from City but Ake and Zinchenko are also being targeted to help the Blues get back among the race for silverware during the upcoming campaign.
City duo Nathan Ake (left) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (right) are also also targets for the Blues
The former Chelsea youngster Ake, who has since featured for Bournemouth and City, is seen as a good replacement for Antonio Rudiger as he can play on the left side of a back three as well as fill in at left-back and in midfield.
City would need to buy a centre-back if they were to allow Ake to leave which would be costly, especially given that the Dutchman is classed as a homegrown player.
Zinchenko is perhaps more of a surprise to be linked with the club, but considering there is still speculation mounting around Marcos Alonso heading off to Barcelona, he could be seen as good competition at left-back for Ben Chilwell.
Chelsea do, however, face competition from Everton and West Ham to sign the Ukrainian, but it is a question of how much they would have to cough up to bring the three players in from a rival this summer.
The west London outfit have already lost two centre backs this summer, with Rudiger and Andreas…