Chelsea are in active negotiations to sign their first signing for 2025, as BlueCo i Todd Boehly they set their sights on a versatile striker for the manager Enzo Maresca.
Chelsea are targeting a new striker as Christopher Nkunku considers a move away in January
The west Londoners could be forced to look for a replacement for Christopher Nkunku very soon, as the Frenchman is widely believed to have agreed personal terms over a move to Bayern Munich.
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Sky Germany Florian Plettenberg has reported that Nkunku is Bayern’s top target for the winter, with the 27-year-old reaching a verbal agreement on his potential deal at the Allianz Area. The Bavarians also want to grab him as soon as possible for Vincent Kompany.
This is indicated by credible media sources closer to home Chelsea will look for a replacement for Nkunku if the striker leavesleading to their widely publicized interest in one of Bayern’s young stars in Mathys Tel, who has struggled for playing time under Kompani.
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Chelsea’s next matches in the Premier League |
Date |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (home) |
January 20 |
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Man City (away) |
January 25 |
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West Ham (away) |
February 3 |
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Brighton (away) |
February 14 |
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Aston Villa (home) |
February 22 |
On that note, a Sky panelist claimed earlier this week that there would be very difficult for Chelsea to get Tel out of Bayernand their sports director Christoph Freund tried to pour cold water on the prospect of leaving before February 3.
“He is a very important player for us” Freund said. “He is a great talent. Our clear goal is for Mathys to make his breakthrough with us.
“We are very happy with our squad, both quality and quantity. Of course, if a player is unhappy, we can talk about it. But the clear plan with Mathys is for him to make his breakthrough here.”
Chelsea have made another approach to Liam Delap’s agents as an alternative option for Nkunku’s successor (Simon Phillips), while Bundesliga insider Christian Falk of Sport Bild now claims they are actively pursuing Borussia Dortmund Karim Adeyemi.
Chelsea are in talks to sign Karim Adeyemi this summer
The German was sporadically linked with Chelsea in the build-up to January, and Falk says the 22-year-old remains their serious transfer target.
According to a reliable journalist, Chelsea are currently in negotiations to sign Adeyemibut there is a catch, because it would be for the summer, and he would not arrive this month.
Adeyemi boasts 10 goals from 11 appearances in all competitions (five goals, five assists), including a hat-trick in the Champions League, and can play anywhere in the front three, even as a centre-forward. Other reports stated that it could cost up to 30 million poundswith the fact that his contract expires in a little more than two years.
