It will eventually become a very exciting summer transfer window at Chelsea FC, with plenty of comings and goings. Yes, we know it has been crickets chirping thus far, but trust us, things will warm up soon.
Let’s take a spin through the latest transfer rumors and gossip making the rounds on the internet today. As always, until the deal is official, take transfer rumors with a grain of salt.
-Is Willian bound for Manchester United or Barcelona? According to most reports out there, Barca is the Brazilian’s preferred destination. Today in transfer rumors surrounding the Chelsea winger, Mundo Deportivo reports that the Catalan club thinks the asking price for him ($93m, 79.1 Euro, £70.1) is far too high.
While this saga seems to be dragging on a bit, maintain some more patience please, as it’s apparently far from resolved.
-Could N’Golo Kante, the 2016-17 PFA Player of the Year be on his way to Paris Saint-Germain? If so, it would be a very costly transaction, and that could be challenging for a club that is currently under investigation for potential violation of UEFA Financial Fair Play laws.
Goal: “understands Kante is likely to cost the Ligue 1 champions in excess of £100 million ($132m), though they could offer France international midfielder Adrien Rabiot to the Stamford Bridge outfit as part of the deal.”
As has been previously chronicled, Rabiot wants out of PSG, and he’s reportedly on the radar of several big clubs, including Manchester United, Liverpool, Juventus and Barcelona.
If the French midfield maestro is indeed heading out the Stamford Bridge exit door, Goal reports that the Blues are “eyeing Lyon’s Tanguy Ndombele as a potential replacement.”
Ndombele, a 21-year-old midfielder who currently plies his trade with in Olympique Lyonnais, has been previously linked with the Blues. A N’Golo Kante to PSG deal, if it happens, would clearly have a lot of ripple effects.
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