There’s a player reportedly on Chelsea’s transfer radar that previously earned huge praise from a new football superstar.
Real Madrid and England ace Jude Bellingham waxed lyrical about a certain attacker last year.
Chelsea are linked with a whole host of names that could potentially strengthen their forward options.
In fairness, they’ve already signed 18-year-old youngster Marc Guiu from Barcelona as an attacking option.
The Blues continue to be linked with more attackers, though.
Chelsea linked with Karim Adeyemi
Borussia Dortmund winger Karim Adeyemi, 22, is rumoured to be on Chelsea’s radar this summer.
CaughtOffside reports this week that Chelsea are planning to make a £25m bid to sign Adeyemi.
The left-winger scored just five goals in 34 appearances last season for German giants Dortmund. He still got to start a Champions League final that they eventually lost to Real Madrid.
Interestingly, journalist Florian Plettenberg has just claimed on X that Adeyemi would like to move to the Premier League if he goes anywhere in this summer window.
What Jude Bellingham said about Karim Adeyemi
It’s certainly interesting to hear what Bellingham makes of Adeyemi.
The two youngsters played in the same Dortmund team before Bellingham’s switch to Madrid.
They both started the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie in February 2023 when Dortmund beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, with Adeyemi scoring the winner. Incidentally, the Blues won the second leg 2-0 away from home to knock out Dortmund that season.
When discussing Adeyemi after his performance in that 2023 match, Bellingham told talkSPORT: “We are really confident when he gets the ball one on one
“Not many players can stop him. He had a tough time coming here at the start – finding his feet – and now he’s flying.”
Bellingham certainly endorsed the Chelsea target with his comments back then, alluding to the fact that the speedster is so difficult for defenders to stop.
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