Chelsea have reportedly opened talks with Brighton over a deal for Facundo Buonanotte. The winger was expected to leave the Seagulls to join Leeds United on loan, but Enzo Maresca’s side have now entered the race to secure his signature.
The Blues have splashed the cash on attacking reinforcements already this summer, with Liam Delap, Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens all arriving at Stamford Bridge – and Alejandro Garnacho expected to put pen to paper on a lengthy deal with the club imminently as well.
But Maresca’s attacking overhaul appears to be far from complete. According to The Athletic, Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Buonanotte from Brighton on loan.
Leeds were previously in pole position to acquire the services of the Argentine, but the deal has since collapsed after the Blues emerged on the scene. Daniel Farke’s side had a flight booked for Buonanotte to travel to West Yorkshire on Thursday afternoon so that he could complete the switch, but the forward never boarded the plane.
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