Chelsea have joined the race to signal the ‘flashy’ ahead, with Bayern Munich additionally set to turn out to be a goal, it has been revealed.
Blues set their sights on one other younger ahead
Jamie Carragher has repeatedly made it clear he isn’t a fan of the Blues’ recruitment coverage, suggesting the house owners are presently too targeted on signing younger gamers somewhat than competing for main trophies.
A Sky Sports activities pundit mentioned: “Chelsea will not be being judged by the identical requirements as they have been below Abramovich, as a result of they’re hiding within the shadow of a protracted transition interval, which continues to be prolonged by concentrating on comparable younger gamers in every switch window.”
The truth is, it is laborious to disagree with the previous Liverpool man, on condition that most of the Blues’ summer season signings are but to hit the bottom working, with younger wingers Jamie Gittens and Alejandro Garnacho failing to register a purpose or help within the Premier League.
It was most likely a questionable choice to concentrate on bringing in a brand new ahead in the summertime, on condition that it might need made extra sense to signal a brand new centre-back after Levi Colwill injured his ACL.
Nonetheless, it seems that Chelsea intend to proceed with their present strategy within the switch market, with Absolut Fussball reporting that they’ve joined the race to signal FC Cologne ahead Saeed El Mara, who has just lately attracted widespread curiosity.
The truth is, El Mara was additionally focused by Bayern Munich and various different prime golf equipment within the Premier League, with Brighton & Hove Albion making an strategy in the summertime, with a possible deal price as a lot as 20 million euros (roughly 1.7 billion yen).
Nonetheless, given the curiosity from various huge golf equipment following their wonderful begin to the season, the German aspect might be able to command a good larger switch price quickly…
‘Glamourous’ El Mara get off to an excellent begin in Bundesliga
Regardless of solely being 19 years previous, the starlet has already established himself as an vital participant for FC Köln, making six Bundesliga appearances this season, scoring two targets and offering one help.
Most just lately, the Germany Beneath-21 winger scored the one purpose of the sport in his aspect’s 1-0 win towards Hoffenheim within the Bundesliga, serving to them transfer into sixth place.
The FC Köln star has additionally been praised by coach Jacek Kulig up to now, with the scout describing him as a “flamboyant” winger who’s expert at chance-making and dribbling, whereas additionally having an awesome work fee.
El Mara clearly has the expertise to succeed at Stamford Bridge, however there could be little level in bringing in one more younger winger, who signed Gittens and Garnacho over the summer season.
The truth is, given the size of the damage disaster confronted by Enzo Maresca, it could be higher to usher in a brand new centre-back in January, with Colwill anticipated to overlook the vast majority of the season.
