Chelsea are now ready to shell out £30m for the ‘rare’ striker as he has the same agent as Romeo Lavia.

Chelsea are now looking to sign Folarin Balogun from Arsenal – who, interestingly, has the same agent as Romeo Lavia.

That’s according to the Telegraph.

So what is the situation between Chelsea and Folarin Balogun? We’ll take a look…

What’s the story?

According to Football Transfers, Chelsea have agreed personal terms with the American striker. Balogun rose through the ranks of Mauricio Pochettino’s radar after scoring 22 goals in 39 loan appearances at Reims last season.

Football Transfers have added that Chelsea are ready to shell out £30m for the United States international – although this is £20m less than Arsenal’s asking price of £50m.

However, Chelsea could now be helped by Balogun sharing an agent with Lavia.

The Blues were only recently in talks with the Belgium international’s representatives – likely the Elite Project Group – when they signed the midfielder from Southampton in a £58m deal.

As such, the lines of communication should remain open to discuss a move from Balogun, as a relationship has now emerged between Chelsea and Elite Project Group following successful negotiations with Lavia. Balogun would be a great asset to Lavia at Chelsea

While things are a little frustrating for Chelsea fans at the moment, Todd Boehly is building a team that could truly become one of the best in Europe in just a few years.

The Chelsea squad is full of talented youngsters with world-class potential, such as Moises Caicedo, Levi Colwill, Mykhailo Mudryk, Enzo Fernandez and Lavia.

Balogun is also a player who could become one of the best in a few years, and the Hale End graduate – whom Mikel Arteta has called a “rare” striker – would be a fantastic addition to Chelsea if a £30m deal can be done.

Make sure you keep an eye on this situation as Balogun is looking to leave Arsenal to play regular first team football.

More news…….

Chelsea’s stance on bringing in a new striker has been confirmed by Mauricio Pochettino.

Chelsea have lost Christopher Nkunku to a knee injury
Armando Broja remains out after undergoing ACL surgery earlier this year
Nicolas Jackson has yet to score in the Premier League

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that the Blues are still looking for a new striker before the transfer window closes.

The Blues made a key addition to their attacking line this summer in Christopher Nkunku, but lost the former RB Leipzig star, who scored 23 goals and nine assists in all competitions last season, to a knee injury during the summer.

To make matters worse, Chelsea are left without injured academy graduate Armando Broja, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in December and is still working his way back.

Nicolas Jackson, another summer signing, has taken charge so far but is still awaiting his first Premier League goal, with 20-year-old Mason Burstow the only alternative.

With Chelsea’s scoring woes once again in full swing in Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at West Ham United, Pochettino took the opportunity post-match to admit the club are still looking for another striker. “It’s a difficult situation because we had two strikers in Nkunku and Broja, but they are injured,” Pochettino told talkSPORT.

“It’s not easy to find the right profile at the moment. We are working on it and working to see if we can add players in this area. But it is a task that is not easy for the club. Admittedly, they are working very hard to add players. “If that’s not possible, we’ll have to wait until Nkunku and Broja are ready and we’ll have help from Mason [Burstow].

“I don’t think the problem is that we need another striker. The chances we’ve created we need to be more lucid. It’s not just the forwards who need to be lucid in front of goal.”

90min understands that Pochettino will be given the choice of a shock return for Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian was left out of pre-season to go elsewhere but with limited options, Chelsea are willing to reinstate Lukaku, but would only do so with their manager’s blessing. It is currently believed that Pochettino is not interested.