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Chelsea are said to have found their latest young talent target.
Chelsea are said to be chasing a young midfielder as they look to continue their recruitment drive involving young stars with big potential. The Blues have placed a big emphasis on signing young players they can develop into either first team players or players who command big transfer fees.
The Blues have scoured the planet for the next big players, and they have had particular success recruiting in South America. Estevao Willian and Andrey Santos have become first team stars at Stamford Bridge after being identified at a young age in Brazil.
According to Africa Foot, Trabzonspor star Christ Inao Oulai has caught the eye of Blues recruitment chiefs. The 19-year-old was recently called up by Ivory Coast for AFCON and he made one appearance for his nation in Morocco.
The young midfielder has made nine league appearances for Trabzonspor at senior level since arriving from Bastia last year. According to the report, Chelsea have already ‘made the move’ to try to sign Oulai following the African Cup of Nations with Dutch side PSV Eindhoven also said to be showing an interest.
The report adds that Chelsea like that the youngster can play both as a defensive and box-to-box midfielder. Galatasaray are said to have offered 20million euros, which is £17.3million, but Trabzonspor are said to want 50million euros which is around £43.3million, which is obviously a much bigger fee.
Chelsea are not likely to pay that kind of fee, but they can offer add-ons and bonuses to help boost whatever fee they feel is fair to pay for the 19-year-old.
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