Reports circulating from various media outlets such as The Telegraph, BBC Sport and others suggest that the Todd Boehly led takeover is now imminent, all that needs to be done is the transfer of funds and Portugal to give the green light to the operation as Roman Abramovich is a Portuguese citizen, after weeks of back and forth, it’s expected that the Uk government will give the green light to the sale in the next 24 hours after settling the £1.6BN loan debate with Mr Abramovich.
In this article, let’s cover all the latest news from a hectic day in the Chelsea world.
Sterling could be on Chelsea Radar :
According to Matt Law, Chelsea could look at Raheem Sterling should he decide not to extend at Manchester City, he has 1 year left on his contract and has generated interest from Arsenal and Spurs, this deal depends on Chelsea potentially selling 1 of, if not all of Werner, Ziyech and Pulisic who are rumoured to be potentially leaving.
Jules Kounde tops 8 man shortlist to end Chelsea’s defensive crisis :
In the same report, Matt Law states that Jules Kounde is expected to join Chelsea, the club have an 8 man shortlist for defensive targets to replace the outgoing Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger, whilst Cesar Azpilicueta’s future remains unclear, the other names mentioned are :
• Josko Gvardiol ( Leipzig )
• Jose Gimenez ( Atletico Madrid )
• Pau Torres
More info from Matt Law…
- Tuchel to allow Alonso to leave if valuation is matched 🤝
- Lukaku to hold talks with Tuchel 🗣
- Azpilicueta future uncertain 🧐
- Ziyech and Werner open to leaving 🚪
- New owners will work on Mount, James, possibly Mendy contracts 📄
Chelsea open to selling Hakim Ziyech :
Fabrizio Romano has revealed Chelsea will consider important proposals for Hakim Ziyech, it seems like Ziyech could be one to depart this summer as he struggles to adapt to Tuchel’s 3 at the back system, often performing when Chelsea have played a 4 at the back. It’s not yet named of any interested clubs.
Fabrizio Romano also reveals that Thomas Tuchel is interested in Ivan Perisic and is waiting, alongside Spurs, to see what happens as Perisic wants to stay at Inter Milan pending an important contract proposal. More developments await.
Chelsea are also going to explore the Striker market, amongst wingers and midfielders. Ousmane Dembele was rumoured to be a target in January and could be attainable should be not renew at Barcelona.
Chelsea will offer Mason Mount new contract when new owners are confirmed and Sam Cunningham from IPaperSport says that Chelsea will more than double his £80,000 a week wages, Real Madrid are one of the clubs who have been noticing his rise to the top. Mount just won Chelsea’s POTY with 29 G/A this season.
Todd Boehly led takeover has been approved by Premier League :
Tonight, The Premier league released this statement below, meanwhile Ben Jacobs, a reporter from CBS sports who has been covering the takeover saga and has good connections to The Todd Boehly consortium, suggested on YouTube that he will look to make atleast two marquee signings and that Chelsea are well within the profit and sustainability margains so could easily spend £150-200m this summer.
Thomas Tuchel could have as much as £200m to spend this summer.
Matt Law says that Todd Boehly is ready to hand Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel £200million to spend this summer with his takeover on the brink of completion after the Premier League formally announced he had passed its ownership checks.
The Boehly-led consortium want to give Tuchel a clear signal that they are serious about Chelsea making ground and eventually catching Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League.
Factoring in some anticipated player sales, Tuchel is expected to have around £200m at his disposal in the transfer market.
This is unclear tho who Matt law means by anticipated player sales, so the budget could be flexible.
Billy Gilmour could end up leaving Chelsea on a permanent deal :
David Edgar, close with Billy Gilmour’s family, has said that he doesn’t want to do another loan at Chelsea and will leave Chelsea permanently if Tuchel doesn’t offer him gametime next season.
Finally, we bring you some news on Stamford Bridge, we know that one of the biggest factors in the Chelsea sale process was guarentee’s that the winning consortia had to have a developed and detailed plan to redevelop Stamford Bridge, whilst plans and time scale remain unclear, Nizaar Kinsella reports on GOAL that Boehly has a clear plan to bring Stamford bridge amongst the best stadia in Europe, which is very promising to hear. Jonathan Goldstein, an expert in real estate, is expected to lead the planning.
