Chelsea are advancing in talks to beat Arsenal and Barcelona to the signing of Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, as the Blues look to add to their attack early in the summer window.
Chelsea spent big on Joao Pedro and Liam Delap last summer, and reports suggest they may need to part ways with 100m euros (£87m) to add Alvarez to their attacking ranks as Pedro and Delap have not scored the goals that the club would like.
It has been reported in recent weeks that Arsenal or Barcelona are the two clubs that are leading the chase to sign Alvarez when the transfer window opens up in just a few months, time, butt reports from ESPN Argentina now suggest that Chelsea are the club leading the charge for Alvarez’s signature, with talks held between the player’s agency and the club earlier this week.
‘I insist, people are talking about a lot with Barcelona and ARSENAL,’ ESPN journalist Jorge Baravalle said.
‘But I’m being told that the team slowly moving forward is Chelsea. Chelsea, quietly, are advancing for Julián Álvarez.”
‘I’m told there are conversations. In fact, part of the agency handling Julián’s transfer was in London this week, watching Chelsea v Arsenal. They know both clubs want him, but what I’m being told is that, as of today, the most advanced contacts are with Chelsea.’
Speaking in December last year about the speculation surrounding his future at Atletico, Alvarez said: ‘Look, it doesn’t bother me. I try not to pay much attention, but I know what’s being said.
‘It’s all over social media. I think it’s more what’s being said online than what’s actually happening.
‘I’m very focused on this season, on what lies ahead with Atletico Madrid. So, I try to tune it out and think about myself, about continuing to grow as a player, and about winning.’
IcFootballnews Says….
The January transfer window has only just shut, but we have seen in recent seasons that Chelsea like to make agreements with players and then bring them to the club in the following transfer window.
We do not know if these rumours are actually true, but we do know that if Chelsea managed to acquire the services of Julian Alvarez, he would bring alot more than just goals to that Blues attack.
However – we are sure that Alvarez would prefer a move to ARSENAL as he would get to link-up with Mikel Arteta once again, so it will be very interesting to see just how this all plays out.
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