Chelsea have just made a £43million move after losing Olise, idolizing Aubameyang

Chelsea have just stepped up talks with Lyon over a deal for Bradley Barcola after losing Michael Olise.

So, what about Chelsea and Bradley Barcola?

What’s the story?

Well that makes a lot of sense for Chelsea. Like Olise, Barcola usually operates on the right flank, where he slices inside and wreaks havoc, while like Crystal Palace No7, he is also a France Under-21 international.

Foot Mercato understands that Chelsea have now stepped up their hunt for the 20-year-old after Olise signed a new contract at Selhurst Park and talks between Lyon and the Blues are ongoing.

The French side have entertaining talks with Chelsea and presented Barcola with a €50m (£43m) prize money.

That’s just £8m more than Chelsea were willing to spend on Olise after his £35m release clause kicked in. So, all things considered, it looks like Lyon No.26 have always been the desired alternative to the Crystal Palace wonderkid.

Already a regular under Laurent Blanc at Lyon despite his age, Barcola played all 90 minutes of the Ligue 1 opener as Todd Boehly’s Strasbourg recorded a 2-1 victory. Chelsea would sign a huge talent in Bradley Barcola

If Chelsea can get this deal done, we’re sure many fans will forget the Olise drama very quickly.

The Lyon-born prodigy is a remarkable striker who, despite his somewhat lanky and massive build, is incredibly capable of controlling the ball and flying over his opponents.

In terms of style of play, Barcola admitted to loving Cristiano Ronaldo as well as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has just left Chelsea for Marseille.

The French prodigy told Onze Mondial: “My examples are Cristiano Ronaldo and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. I have almost the same game as him and above all the same style. I love watching Aubameyang videos. Its burst of speed and the quality of the finish impress me.

Keep an eye on this situation as Chelsea are looking to sign another French Under-21 international after Olise turned down the Blues.

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Opinion: After being ignored for years, Chelsea have a midfield to be reckoned with

Once Chelsea confirm the signing of Romeo Lavia, they will have assembled one of the best midfielders in world football in two transfer windows.

This area of ​​the pitch has been neglected by the club for years. Chelsea haven’t had a proper defensive midfielder since Nemanja Matic and he left our club in 2017.

Since then we’ve had some decent midfielders (some very good), but overall our midfield was nowhere near good enough, unbalanced and lacking the right profiles to compete in the Premier League.

If you want to win consistently and be a consistent force in world football, you have to make sure you have the perfect team engine, which is the midfield. And this starts from the base, with a defensive midfielder.

Chelsea now with Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia on standby, they have absolutely everything in midfield now and it’s a fantastic moment and a fantastic feeling for us Blues fans.

Enzo single-handedly led our midfield and team last season when we had a horrible year in football, but now he finally has the help he needs and deserves.

Caicedo and Lavia will provide the defensive stability and awareness we’ve needed for so long, as well as the athleticism and physicality. Both players know how to defend, close the distance, intercept and tackle: all things that we have lacked a lot. Then Enzo will be free for them to do what he does best and that is to create and shoot.

Enzo actually has a really good shot with him and knows how to find the net, but last season he was so blocked we never saw him. He also has great vision and an eye for passing, and he’s now being given the freedom to do all of that.

It’s literally a dream come true for Chelsea fans and it still feels like that, a big dream! But it’s not a dream, Chelsea now have a VERY good and capable midfield with the perfect complementary profiles for each other. What a future they have, and they’re all young, so it’s a future we should see thrive and improve and have for many years to come!