“10:30am Chelsea transfer news”: Blues receives £200m boost world-class signing as Paulo Dybala possible move confirm
Chelsea receives £200m Haaland boost
Chelsea have been handed a major boost in their hopes of signing Borussia Dortmund sensation Erling Haaland.
According to reports in the Italian media at the end of December, Frank Lampard, the Chelsea head coach, has told the club’s hierarchy that he would like to add the talented 20-year-old to his squad during this month’s transfer window.
Chelsea’s current form has raised questions about the state of the squad, despite splashing out more than £220million on seven new additions last summer, leading to reports that the Blues may need to add a new big-name star to their ranks in an attempt to get the juices flowing once again.
But, in truth, the chances of Chelsea spending vast amounts of money this month are highly unlikely, despite them being linked with both Haaland and West Ham United midfield enforcer Declan Rice.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is preventing supporters from attending matches and getting the turnstiles moving, clubs are not making anywhere near as much revenue as they would in usual circumstances.
However, by the time the summer transfer window rolls around ahead of the start of the 2021/22 season, there is hope that the situation with the pandemic will be entirely different and supporters, certainly in some aspect, will have started to make their returns.
Should that prove to be the case, clubs will be able to find more wriggle room to splash the cash on potential new signings once again.
Chelsea receive possible Dybala update
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea have not made any contact with Juventus about the possibility of signing forward Paulo Dybala.
Dybala’s future with the Italian club has been in doubt following reports they would look to sell him if he turns down the offer of a lucrative new contract.
The Argentina international’s current deal runs until the summer of 2022 and he has been linked with a move to the Premier League.
Chelsea have been credited with an interest, along with Tottenham and Manchester United.
Speaking on his ‘Here We Go Podcast’, Romano said: “Someone is asking me about Dybala because he is not extending at the moment his contract with Juventus, so there is nothing decided, but if he doesn’t extend his contract with Juventus before the summer, I think he will leave Juventus.
“I want to say that Chelsea have not made any contact with Dybala or his agent.
“They want to defend players like (Kai) Havertz or (Hakim) Ziyech. They are happy with them.
“Obviously, they need time to be at their best level, in particular Havertz needs time, he’s so young, but they spend like €100m on Havertz, so they don’t want to say after one year we’ll go with Dybala and Havertz will sit on the bench, so at the moment there is nothing between Chelsea and Dybala”