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All the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding Chelsea as they prepare for the FIFA Club World Cup.
Chelsea are now preparing for the FIFA Club world Cup in the United States, which begins next week. The special early transfer window is already open, and the Blues have already made a fast start, signing up Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap.
Gittens chase
Chelsea are said to be focusing their attacking transfer efforts on landing Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens. "Any fee for Jamie Gittens to join from Dortmund would not be £50m, it would actually be closer to £30m," journalist Simon Phillips has reported. "This has now been confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.
"Chelsea are pushing on Gittens, and again, our insiders believe that this will get over the line. SPTC sources have heard that Dortmund are ‘being nice’ to Chelsea in these discussions and this is likely to be because they want to keep Carney Chukwuemeka in some capacity. Gittens to Chelsea is moving, but there is other interest. If Chelsea sign Gittens, I do not believe that it will be the only new winger arriving this summer with Jadon Sancho now gone. Although, that ‘winger’ could just be another new attacking midfielder who is versatile and can play on the left wing as well as other positions."
Madueke price tag
Chelsea are said to have slapped a big price tag on one of their wingers amid reported interest from elsewhere in the Premier League. Newcastle United have been linked with a move for Noni Madueke after missing out on Bryan Mbuemo, and the Blues are known to want to strengthen out wide this summer.
According to CaughtOffside, Chelsea don’t want to sell Madueke, though, and they have reportedly slapped a £60million asking price on the head of the winger. That should come as no surprise given the Blues will not want to sell to Newcastle, who were direct top four rivals in the season just gone.
Willian Estevao impact talked up
Former Chelsea favourite Willian has been speaking about Willian Estevao, who will arrive at Stamford Bridge this summer as part of a pre-agreed deal. Chelsea paid £29million to sign Estevao, while the total value of the deal could rise as high as £52million if the youngster goes on to become the player the Blues hope he will. Those extra fees are tied into performance-related bonus payments.
"Without a doubt, he has a lot of potential, a lot of quality," Willian told ESPN when speaking about his compatriot. "The player has the advantage of still being so young, but with great potential like Lamine Yamal, they have a similar style. I hope that he can be very successful here in England playing for Chelsea, he can win many titles, score a lot of goals with the Chelsea jersey and he will help to win titles over the years."
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