Todd Bohely ready to break the £200m barrier to sign 24-year-old star as Blues ready to depart with 21-year-old Chelsea star
Alexander Isak of Newcastle United may require Chelsea to spend more than £200 million to sign him, according to rumors.
The Blues are searching for a striker to rival Nicolas Jackson, who had a great first campaign with 14 goals in the Premier League.
Although the club and Barcelona have agreed to a contract for the teenage striker Marc Guiu, they apparently still want to add another striker.
Isak would cost the Blues more than £200 million.
According to a report published in The Daily Mail on Wednesday, Chelsea inquired about the Swede with Newcastle and indicated that they would move further if a deal could be reached.
Isak is among the finest scorers in the Premier League and led Newcastle in scoring the previous season with 23 goals across all competitions.
According to the report, Chelsea’s chances of acquiring the Sweden international would be significantly reduced if they were to pay Brighton more than the £115 million they did for Moises Caicedo last summer.
The Northern Echo have now reported Chelsea could find themselves in a position where they would have to break through the £200m barrier if they want to sign the 24-year-old with Newcastle desperate to keep hold of one of their star players.
The report adds that Newcastle are relaxed about the situation as they don’t believe Chelsea can or would be willing to go that high on a fee, but that could change if Isak were to push for a move away.
Whilst the reality of a move for Isak seems pretty much impossible he’s exactly the sort of player that would elevate Chelsea to the next level.
The Blues have also been linked with Lille’s Jonathan David and Atletico Madrid’s Samu Omorodion, but their interest in Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran seems to have cooled as they continue their search for a new striker.
Blues ready to depart with 21-year-old Chelsea star
Chelsea youngster Cesare Casadei could leave the club this summer even though the Blues rate the midfielder highly according to reports.
It’s set to be another busy summer at Stamford Bridge and the club have already signed Tosin Adarabioyo from neighbours Fulham, whilst an official announcement for Omari Kellyman is expected this week with the 18-year-old set to join for £19m from Aston Villa.
The Blues are also looking to move a number of players on, but things have been slower in that department with Ian Maatsen’s imminent £37.5m move to Villa the only departure of note.
Casadei could leave this summer
Chelsea also have decisions to take on a number of talented youngsters, with the futures of the likes of Omari Hutchinson, Andrey Santos and Angelo Gabriel all needing to be decided.
Casadei is another talented youngster who is trying to force his way into the first team set up, but Simon Johnson reports in The Athletic that his departure is a possibility and they won’t stand in his way if he wants to leave.
He wrote:
“With Chelsea boasting strong midfield options, Cesare Casadei’s departure is a possibility. Chelsea rate the 21-year-old highly but will understand if he requests to move on.
“He has enjoyed positive loans at Reading and Leicester City so will still command a fee higher than what Chelsea paid. There is interest but Chelsea have not received a bid.”
Casadei joined Chelsea from Inter Milan in the summer of 2022 in a deal worth an initial £12.6m plus £4.2m in add-ons.