Premier League rivals 'eye' Chelsea forward as free agent monitored

This is acceptable to beryllium a pivotal week for Chelsea, some connected and disconnected the pitch, arsenic they look to wrapper up cardinal transportation concern portion aiming to advancement to the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.

Enzo Maresca ’s broadside person been competing successful the FIFA tourney implicit successful the United States and booked their spot successful the past 8 with a triumph implicit Benfica astatine the weekend. Now, they’re preparing for a tricky trial against Brazilian outfit Palmeiras, with their sights firmly acceptable connected reaching the second stages of the competition.

Off the field, the Blues volition beryllium hoping to finalise deals for Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens and Brighton’s Joao Pedro. Fees were agreed for some players towards the extremity of past week, but the transfers are yet to beryllium completed. Pedro, successful particular, faces a contention against clip to beryllium registered successful clip for the second rounds of the Club World Cup.

Here, football.london rounds up the latest transportation quality and rumours surrounding Chelsea...

Rivals 'interested' successful Jackson

One subordinate who continues to beryllium linked with a determination distant from Stamford Bridge is guardant Nicolas Jackson. The 24-year-old has been astatine the nine since 2023 but has yet to firmly found himself among Europe’s elite strikers, and helium present faces accrued contention for places owed to Chelsea’s caller transportation activity, which includes the signing of Liam Delap.

According to Football Insider, Aston Villa person joined the contention to motion the Senegal planetary and are weighing up a imaginable move. With Ollie Watkins’ aboriginal uncertain, Villa brag Unai Emery could soon beryllium successful request of attacking reinforcements, and the study claims helium is simply a large admirer of Jackson.

football.london says: It’s nary astonishment to spot Premier League rivals linked with Jackson, peculiarly with truthful galore clubs successful hunt of a striker during what’s proving to beryllium a reasonably underwhelming market. Whether Chelsea are unfastened to parting ways with Jackson remains unclear, though Maresca has publically stated the subordinate is not for merchantability - which mightiness supply a hint arsenic to the club’s stance.

Free cause 'monitored'

Chelsea are reportedly among respective clubs monitoring the concern of versatile defender Kyle Walker-Peters, who became a escaped cause this week pursuing the expiry of his declaration with relegated Southampton.

According to CaughtOffside, Chelsea are keeping tabs connected the 28-year-old erstwhile Tottenham academy product, portion Turkish broadside Besiktas are besides believed to person held talks. A fig of different Premier League clubs are said to beryllium successful the mix, including West Ham, Fulham, Bournemouth, and Crystal Palace.

football.london says: Walker-Peters presents an intriguing free-agent enactment this summertime arsenic helium brings Premier League acquisition and would lend to a club's homegrown quota. That said, Chelsea aren’t presently successful urgent request of a right-back, with Reece James already astatine the nine and Malo Gusto besides providing beardown cover. While further extent is ever welcome, Walker-Peters himself whitethorn person concerns implicit his expected playing clip astatine Stamford Bridge.

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