BlueCo are cooking. Morgan Rogers is in the door with Marco Palestra signed. Deadwood is being ushered out the door, and Xabi Alonso has the power – and now, a PSG player could join.
Since the news that Rogers had completed a move to Chelsea, plenty of transfer news has emerged. Alejandro Garnacho is set for a loan to Villa, with a conditional obligation worth £43m included.
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Buying Rogers for £117m is some business given Arsenal, Man United and PSG were interested. But to make a profit on Garnacho? Well, that is some doing by Chelsea as Garnacho moves to the Midlands.
Talks continue for Maxence Lacroix, and John Stones has emerged as a new target. There is even talk of a big-money signing in midfield, with Alex Scott keen on joining Chelsea after a £64m bid was rejected.
Chelsea fans have been left ‘shocked’ as PSG star could join
The problem position at centre-back remains, however. The Blues have a multitude of options in the middle of defence, but that is the problem in itself – especially when so many have not met the standard.
Benoit Badiashile, Mamadou Sarr, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, and other Blues centre-backs could leave the club in the coming weeks. More could leave, with Chelsea also eyeing Lacroix and Stones.
They are not the only defenders on the shortlist. According to Alex Crook, Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Illia Zabarnyi. The £57m PSG defender could go and Chelsea fans have responded.
It would have been hard to imagine the summer Chelsea were having when the full-time whistle went at Sunderland in May. Chelsea failed to qualify for Europe and finished tenth in the Premier League table.
One fan said he was “shocked” at what BlueCo were doing, while another said Chelsea “would be so back” with Zabarnyi among the club’s summer signings. Another said the signing would be “banging”.
Chelsea have worked closely with Zabarnyi’s representatives
The Ukraine international starred while he was in the Premier League with Bournemouth. To the point where Chelsea tried to hijack PSG’s move for him last summer, only for the defender to move to France.
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But he has lacked game time in France, and a return to the Premier League is likely to suit him if the bids come in. Whether Chelsea are actually interested remains to be seen, but it is hard to see why not.
If Lacroix and Stones arrive, then the need for Zabarnyi reduces. But the former Cherries star would be a top signing, and Chelsea have worked closely with his representatives. The Team looks after Zabarnyi.
The same agency that represents Malo Gusto and former Chelsea stars Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Lewis Hall and former Blues manager Graham Potter, as per TransferMarkt. It might help a smooth transition.
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