After the £105 million transfers, Chelsea may have encouraged Levi Colwill to switch to Liverpool.

Later this month, Levi Colwill, a target for Liverpool, will speak with Mauricio Pochettino, the Chelsea manager, about his future.

As the center-back gets ready to meet with Mauricio Pochettino, Liverpool is still keeping an eye on Levi Colwill’s situation at Chelsea.

The English Under-21 international, who recently won the European Championships with the young Lions, is reportedly a target of the Reds, who have reportedly made “multiple enquiries” about him. The 20-year-old has returned from a season-long loan at Brighton and Hove Albion, but Chelsea aren’t looking to sell him.

The defender’s situation is still up in the air, and what happens next will probably depend on his discussions with his new manager when he reports for preseason.

Colwill made 32 appearances during a year-long temporary stay with Huddersfield Town in the Championship in 2021–2022, and then 22 appearances with the Seagulls in 2022–23. The 20-year-old is eager to play and has yet to make his Chelsea debut.

Pochettino recently stated that he needed to get a sense of the defender before speaking with him. I want to know what he’s thinking. what he anticipates. And of course I want him to pay attention to what I’m asking of him. “.

While Colwill’s current contract, which expires in 2025, does contain an option for the club to extend by a further year if he plays a certain number of games, why does Chelsea want Colwill to sign a new long-term contract at Stamford Bridge?

By all accounts, the defender is not persuaded, leaving his future uncertain.
The question is, will he be given enough playing time to convince him to stay and, at the very least, activate that clause.

While Chelsea wants to keep him for the time being, their recent impulsive transfer activity has made him wonder about his future at Stamford Bridge.

The center-back returned to Chelsea in the summer of 2018 eager to make an impression during preseason after his loan to Huddersfield in 2021–2022. The Athletic, however, claim that he was left feeling like he was only there to fill out the roster, with manager Thomas Tuchel barely speaking to him as he felt more and more unwanted.

Last summer, Chelsea and RB Leipzig were in negotiations for the transfer of Josko Gvardiol, but the negotiations failed as a result of the Bundesliga team’s persistent price demands. Instead, they would pay £33 million to acquire Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli, with both actions ultimately sending a message to Colwill.

According to the Athletic, it was a lucky escape for the Londoners not to permanently lose Colwill when they acquired full-back Marc Cucurella from Brighton in August 2022 for £56 million. Cucurella can also play center-back in a back three. If the 20-year-old does become a transferable player, he would only go on loan, with the Seagulls, who have had offers turned down, now rivaling Liverpool.

After sending the center back to the South coast, they acquired Wesley Fofana from Leicester City for £70 million before acquiring Benoit Badiashile from Monaco for £35 million in January. Spending £194 million on four players who will all play the same position is probably not the best course of action if you want to persuade a highly-rated young player that he has a future at your club.

Sadly, Koulibaly would only play for Stamford Bridge for one season.
According to reports, Chelsea was willing to offload the highly paid Senegalese because it could give Colwill more guarantees.
The player was sold to Al-Hilal for about £20 million last month.

Chelsea are undoubtedly starting to make room in defense with the free transfer of club captain Cesar Axpilicueta to Atletico Madrid. The only issue for the Liverpool target is that Pochettino’s first team squad still includes senior center backs like Fofana, Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Trevor Chalobah, and Malang Sarr.

Reece James and Cucurella are still options for a back three, but Pochettino prefers a conventional back four in the end. No matter the system, there is fierce competition at Stamford Bridge for center-back positions.

Fofana, Badiashile, and Chalobah are all under 22 years old, while Sarr and Thiago Silva are both 38 years old. Colwill must split up Chelsea’s existing £105 million center-back pairing in order to get the opportunities he wants.

Rotational opportunities will also be scarce because of this season’s failure to qualify for Europe. Is the young center-back really interested in the idea of waiting in the wings in anticipation of more scuffles while hoping that the soon-to-be 39-year-old Thiago Silva will leave or retire?

In contrast, if he were to sign for Liverpool, he would be given the chance to start in the Europa League and both domestic cups in addition to providing Andy Robertson with a backup option at left-back/left-center-back. Additionally, Virgil van Dijk’s long-term replacement would be developed for him.

Chelsea will be hoping that Pochettino is better positioned to stop fellow academy graduate Colwill from feeling the same and following in the footsteps of England international Mason Mount after a year of making the midfielder feel unwanted. Mason Mount was already lost to Manchester United after a year of making the player feel unwanted.

Although keeping Colwill on staff serves Chelsea’s interests, the defender may not be best served by staying put.

Moving Koulibaly out of the way to make room for the center back is a start, but the fact that he was signed in the first place last summer at Colwill’s expense, only to be released after one season, demonstrates the chaotic lack of forward planning at Stamford Bridge. Before the player decides how to proceed with his future, there are obviously still many issues to be resolved in their discussions with Pochettino.

Liverpool’s only option at this point is to keep an eye on his situation and wait for a potential opportunity.