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REVEALED: Chelsea’s ‘five-man shortlist’ for a ‘big-money midfield buy’ as they prepare to let Jorginho go for FREE… but expect both Mount and Kante to sign new deals in latest plans for Todd Boehley
- Chelsea ‘are planning to sign a big-money midfielder in January or summer’
- Blues bosses are reportedly prepared to let Jorginho walk on a free transfer
- Todd Boehly ‘hopes to retain Mason Mount and N’Golo Kante with new contracts’
- The club’s search for World Cup winner Enzo Fernández hit a wall this week.
- Chelsea are keen to sign ‘Moises Caicedo or Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton’
- England midfielders Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham ‘also on the list’
Chelsea have forged a five-man transfer list in hopes of luring a high-profile midfielder to Stamford Bridge as Blues bosses prepare to let Jorginho leave the club on a free transfer, according to reports.
Chairman Todd Boehly, who stepped down as the club’s interim sporting director this week and handed over responsibility for recruiting to Paul Winstanley and Christopher Vivell, is eager to retain star midfielders N’Golo Kante and Mason Mount in new deals.
The Blues have reached a verbal agreement to sign Atlético Madrid striker Joao Félix on a £9m loan deal 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 lackluster start to the campaign.
Chelsea ‘have carved out a five-man transfer list as they prepare to let Jorginho walk for free’
Brighton midfield duo Alexis Mac Allister (L) and Moises Caicedo (R) ‘are on Chelsea’s shortlist’
Ideally, Chelsea will look to strengthen the engine room this month, but can 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 Fernández at the top of his transfer target list, negotiations have stalled with the Portuguese club unwilling to let the World Cup winner go. for a fee less than his £112m buyout clause.
Fernandez joins Chelsea’s big-money target list with Brighton pair Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister, as well as England internationals Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham.
Former Chelsea academy star Declan Rice could leave West Ham to join the Blues this summer
Roger Schmidt has claimed that Enzo Fernández’s proposed move to Benfica is now ‘closed’
Reports say Brighton are more willing to listen to offers for Caicedo this month, keen to hang on to World Cup winner Mac Allister at least until the end of the campaign.
The former Independiente Caicedo star joined the Gaviotas in February 2021 on deadline day and has since amassed 29 senior appearances for the south coast club.
During his two-year spell, the Ecuador international has impressed as a box-to-box midfielder, supporting Brighton with skill and physicality in attack and defence.
Mac Allister’s successful World Cup campaign, which saw Argentina lift the illustrious trophy in Qatar last month, drew interest from several European clubs ahead of the January transfer window.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham is also wanted by Real Madrid and Liverpool
A vital player for Potter during the manager’s reign at Brighton, Mac Allister would offer Chelsea’s midfield an additional burst of creativity, which has been lacking of late due to the absence of full-backs Reece James and Ben Chilwell.
A former Blues academy star who has since become one of the league’s best defensive midfielders at West Ham, Rice is a key target for Boehly at Stamford Bridge, with the England international expected to look for new pastures in the summer.
Finally, it is reported that the Blues bosses will seek a deal for Borussia Dortmund superstar Bellingham, although the Real Madrid and Liverpool target will likely have the highest valuation following his impressive campaign with England in Qatar.
Chelsea reached a verbal agreement with Atlético de Madrid for the loan of Joao Félix for 9 million pounds