Chelsea youngster Tyrique George is one individual linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge in the final few days of the summer transfer window.
Tyrique George, who worked his way up from the Blues academy to the first team, broke into Enzo Maresca’s senior group last season. However, the 19-year-old winger is now tipped for a potential exit.
It has been claimed that George is willing to leave Chelsea to go in search of more regular first-team minutes. In fairness, if he stays this season, he may be stuck behind the likes of Pedro Neto, Estevao Willian and Jamie Gittens in the pecking order for the wide positions.
European clubs Roma and RB Leipzig are interested in signing George, but where will the teenager end up?
Tyrique George playing for Chelsea against AC Milan in a pre-season friendly.
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Roma hold talks in London for Tyrique George
According to Sky Sports, Italian giants Roma are currently in discussions about trying to buy Chelsea attacker George.
It is explained that George has ‘expressed’ his openness to join the Serie A club on a permanent basis. Apparently, Roma are willing to pay €20m (£17m) to sign the English winger.
The report adds that Frederic Massara, Roma’s sporting director, is currently in London to hold crucial talks with Chelsea as he tries to negotiate the George signing.
Back in May, George admitted his main goal is to play as much as possible, so perhaps the writing has been on the wall for him to leave his boyhood club. If he moves to Rome, he could link up with Brighton loanee Evan Ferguson in the Roma attack.
Tyrique George dribbling for Chelsea against Los Angeles Football Club at the Club World Cup.
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Alejandro Garnacho in and Tyrique George out would wrap up great Chelsea business
With just a few days left of the summer window, Chelsea appear to be putting plenty of focus on the wide areas.
While Roma are negotiating a deal to buy George, Chelsea have broadly agreed a deal for Alejandro Garnacho, the Manchester United winger they’ve been linked with all summer. We think that the 21-year-old Argentine star would definitely be an upgrade on academy graduate George.
The wide men play such a key role in Maresca’s system at Stamford Bridge, so he must be delighted that he could soon have Garnacho, Gittens, Estevao and Neto pushing to start on the wings.