Chelsea given green light to sign 20-year-old Polish centre-back in January
Chelsea top target Sebastian Walukiewicz as Thiago Silva replacement. Poland international plies his trade in Serie A with Cagliari where he plays as a defender. Sebastian has started in 11 matches this campaign and has played 90 minutes in all but one of those games for the Italian club.
10 of those 11 starts have been in Serie A where his team sits 11th in the table. The London giants are rumored to be in for a replacement for veteran Thiago Silva, who is nearing the end of his footballing career as a footballer at the age of 36.
Blues signed Silva from PSG last summer on a free transfer and the player has been dominant at the back for Frank Lampard’s Chelsea, helping them keep 6 clean sheets in the 10 matches he has played in this campaign.
However, Blues are now eyeing a long-term replacement for the ex-AC Milan defender and are in the market for the Polish defender, who is said to be valued at nearly £54m. The Blues are also not the only PL club interested in him. Liverpool and Man United are also said to be in for the 20-year-old centre-back.
Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan are also one of the clubs who are after the signature of Walukiewicz who has already played three senior games for the Polish national team.
Chelsea have a strong defence for now but with Thiago Silva ageing and Antonio Rudiger’s Blues future hanging by a thread, the London club’s interest in a talented footballer like Sebastian Walukiewicz makes sense.