REVEALED: Chelsea’s ‘five-man shortlist’ for a ‘big-money midfield buy’ as they prepare to let Jorginho go for FREE… but hope both Mount and Kante will sign new deals in Todd Boehly’s latest plans
- Chelsea ‘are plotting to sign a big-money midfielder in January or the summer’
- The Blues chiefs are reportedly prepared to let Jorginho walk on a free transfer
- Todd Boehly ‘hopes to retain Mason Mount and N’Golo Kante on fresh contracts’
- The club’s pursuit of World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez has hit a wall this week
- Chelsea are eager to sign ‘Moises Caicedo or Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton’
- England midfielders Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham ‘are also on the shortlist’
Chelsea have forged a five-man transfer shortlist in the hope of luring a high-profile midfielder to Stamford Bridge, as the Blues chiefs prepare to let Jorginho leaves the club on a free transfer, according to reports.
Chairman Todd Boehly, who this week stepped down as the club’s interim sporting director and handed recruitment responsibility to Paul Winstanley and Christopher Vivell, is reportedly eager to retain star midfielders N’Golo Kante and Mason Mount on fresh deals.
The Blues made a verbal agreement to sign out-of-favour Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix on a £9million loan move until the end of the season, but it is understood the west London club would also like to bolster Graham Potter‘s midfield after a lacklustre start to the campaign.
Chelsea ‘have forged a five-man transfer shortlist after preparing to let Jorginho walk for free’
Brighton midfield duo Alexis Mac Allister (L) and Moises Caicedo (R) ‘are on Chelsea’s shortlist’
Chelsea will ideally look to strengthen the engine room this month but may still hold out until the end of the season and instead attack the market in the summer, according to The Telegraph.
Despite placing Benfica star Enzo Fernandez at the top of their list of transfer targets, negotiations have stalled with the Portuguese club unwilling to let the World Cup winner walk for a fee worth less than his £112m buyout clause.
Fernandez is joined on Chelsea’s list of big-money targets by Brighton pair Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister, as well as England internationals Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham.
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