Boehly ready to pay €100m to sign star who wants to follow Nkunku to Chelsea
The Blues are ready to pay a fee in the region of €100m for RB Leipzig defender Joško Gvardiol in the summer.
A bid of £70million was reported in the media at the time, but despite all the speculation and all the rumours, the Bundesliga side stood firm and the Blues ended up signing Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana in his place.
However – the young man is still high up on the shopping list of the Blues and it is widely expected that they will go back in at the end of the season, as Boehly wants to continue the trend of spending on the best young talent around.
Chelsea have already landed Gvardiol’s Leipzig teammate Christopher Nkunku, although that deal is yet to be publicly announced, and it recently seemed that the Croatian International suggested that he wants to follow Nkunku to Stamford Bridge
According to Fichajes, Chelsea are ready to pay a fee in the region of €100m for RB Leipzig defender Joško Gvardiol in the summer.
As per the report, RB Leipzig will only list to offers which begin at €100m, however, apart from Chelsea even Real Madrid and Manchester United are willing to pay the fee.
‘Chelsea is a club that is currently competing at the highest level in Europe. The Blues are one of the top teams in the Premier League and are also regulars in the Champions League. Gvardiol would have the opportunity to play in the best leagues in Europe, which would be a great platform for him to showcase his abilities.
‘Chelsea is also a club that has a strong defensive tradition. The Blues have always had a reputation for being defensively solid and have a number of experienced defenders in their squad. This would provide Gvardiol with the perfect environment to improve his game and learn from some of the best defenders in the world.
‘A move to Chelsea would be a good one for Josko Gvardiol. The Blues have a proven track record of developing young players, are competing at the highest level in Europe, have a strong defensive tradition, and also have a strong Croatian connection.