Maresca demands a transfer as Chelsea begin contact over the £100m star

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca made a personal transfer request to the Stamford Bridge hierarchy, and in an attempt to fulfill his wish, they proceeded to sign the star at the top.

Chelsea are changing their transfer plans amid potential January departures

Christopher Nkunku is Bayern Munich’s main transfer target, and it is reliably believed that the French international has agreed personal terms to move to the Allianz Arena before the February 3 deadline (Florian Plettenberg).

There were also credible reports that Chelsea have held initial talks over a swap deal involving Nkunku and Mathys Telso it looks like BlueCo could trade one French striker for another if all goes to plan in this regard.

However, it is also believed that Liam Delap remains a key transfer target for Chelsea and a second approach was recently made to his agents, so it appears Maresca’s side are in the market for a striker should Nkunku leave for Germany.

Chelsea were thought to favor the centre-back this monthbut those plans seem to be changing, as Todd Boehly and together make sure that Maresca keeps its strength in depth.

As well as Nkunku, Renato Veiga, Axel Disasi, Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka and Cesare Casadei are strong candidates to leave the club in the coming weeks.

Maresca has his own ideas on how to reshape the team, while Chelsea want to evolve and change their dead forest.

Chelsea are closing in on Mainoo as Maresca demand a midfielder

According to reliable journalist Simon Phillips, writing via his Substack, Chelsea are still holding out for the potentially tempting Man United star Kobbie Mainoo with a southward shift in January.

Despite his status as a mainstay of the Red Devils and an England representative, the 19-year-old is only on £20,000 a weekwhich led his camp to seek new terms that would better reflect his obvious quality.

However, PSR’s problems are reportedly complicating United’s efforts to tie him down to a new contract, and this has alerted the likes of Chelsea who could offer him a move away from Old Trafford.

According to Phillips, Chelsea have approached the signing of Mainooopening talks with the teenager’s agents as Maresca personally asks the club to bring in another midfielder.

That said, Mainoo’s current stance is that he wants to stay at United and there is some optimism on their part that a deal can be agreed – even if a move to Chelsea is not yet completely ruled out.

Journalist Miguel Delaney of The Independent also claimed that Ruben Amorim’s side would want a hefty one 100 million pounds sum to let him go.