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Over the past few hours, it has been claimed that Chelsea are keen to complete the signing of Sporting Lisbon striker Marcus Edwards.
According to Simon Phillips, the Blues have offered a deal to sign the promising 24-year-old as they look to further strengthen their attacking abilities for this season.
Mauricio Pochettino has made no secret of having signed a new recruit for this position this summer.
This may be due to the injury picked up towards the end of the pre-season by Christopher Nkunku, who was the most expensive signing in the window until then.
He’s also been very impressive which has made it even more difficult for the Blues who expect him to be out for the rest of 2023. They have tried to fill this gap before, including trying to sign Michael Olise from Crystal Palace.
Pochettino compared Edwards to Messi
However, the Frenchman ended up signing a new contract to stay at Selhurst Park for the foreseeable future.
In the club’s attempts to return to the drawing board, Edwards has now been claimed to be one of the names being considered.
Pochettino already has experience with the Englishman as he is a former Tottenham academy product.
He said: “The qualities – it’s just his looks, his body and the way he plays – are a bit reminiscent of Messi’s debut.” “He (Edwards) is a very good candidate and potentially he can become a top player, but we have to be patient and tell him he’s got a lot of talent, enough talent to be a top player, a great player.” very important to know how he builds his future. And it’s our responsibility to tell him.
It will be interesting to see if Chelsea make further progress in this window of opportunity.
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To sign the “untouchable” Palace star, according to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea must make a “crazy bid”
Chelsea continues to look for at least one additional attacker despite having already spent a significant amount of money on the transfer market this summer.
The boys in blue now have targets like Lyon’s Bradley Barcola after failing in their pursuit of Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise.
Barcola, 20, is expected to reject a move to Stamford Bridge in favor of one to Paris Saint-Germain (90min), leaving Chelsea with few options and little time left in the transfer window.
Eberechi Eze, a teammate of Olise, is a player to keep an eye on, though, according to a recent article by Chelsea journalist Simon Phillips.
Phillips claimed that Eze was also involved in discussions about Olise’s unsuccessful transfer in his most recent Substack column.
Fabrizio Romano, a renowned transfer expert and columnist for CaughtOffside, has revealed that only a “crazy, crazy bid” from Chelsea—or any other club—would be taken into consideration when it comes to the possibility of selling the “untouchable” Eze.
According to Romano’s exclusive Substack column, “At the moment, I am not aware of any Chelsea contact for Eze.”.
“Only Manchester City gave him consideration last week, but the treble winners never sent a bid or initiated a negotiation because Hodgson and Crystal Palace view him as untouchable.
“Much more than the reported £60-65 million fee would be required in order for a bid to even be considered. The Eagles’ position is crystal clear: “Eze stays!”.
Eze, who has two more years left on his contract at Selhurst Park, has directly assisted in 26 goals over the course of 95 games across all competitions during his three years there.
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