Offer made: Enzo Maresca told Chelsea to sign £30 million forward who dribbles like Mbappe
In contrast to Real Madrid sensation Kylian Mbappe, Chelsea has now offered to sign a single forward for £30 million; co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley have already made significant summer purchases.
Chelsea is expecting a hectic transfer window in an effort to support Maresca.
Tosin Adarabioyo, on a free transfer, Marc Guiu, from Barcelona, Omari Kellyman, for £19 million, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, for about £30 million, and Brazilian sensation Estevao Willian, for £51 million, are all officially signed by the west Londoners.
Chelsea’s outlay totals around £105 million already, just three weeks into the transfer window, but a succession of players have left to help balance the books. Thiago Silva, Hakim Ziyech, Lewis Hall, Omari Hutchinson and Ian Maatsen all departed Stamford Bridge recently for a combined fee of around £84 million, taking Todd Boehly’s net spend to just £21 million.
Bearing this in mind, Chelsea appear in pretty good stead for next year’s PSR deadline, depending on what happens in the next few weeks. The Blues are involved in a public race with Arsenal to sign Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori, who impressed at Euro 2024 with Italy and helped guide his club to a place in the Champions League next season.
Chelsea make offer to sign Wesley alongside West Ham
According to Foot Mercato journalist Santi Aouna, Chelsea have made an offer to sign Wesley from Corinthians, though he doesn’t state the financial details. As well as Maresca’s side, London rivals West Ham have done the same thing, as they target their own Brazilian sensations after winning the race for Luis Guilherme.
Wesley has drawn comparisons to Mbappe in his homeland for his dribbling speed, which is surely very enticing. Other media sources have claimed that Corinthians will demand around £30 million to let go of the 19-year-old, who also has many admirers in Ligue 1.