Chelsea are set to open talks Freiburg forward Luca Waldschmid, as reports suggest Olivier Giroud has agreed to leave the club.
There has been speculation in the media about possible incomings and out-goings in the summer transfer window, with a number of world class players linked with a move to the club and a number of fringe players linked with a move away, players like Giroud.
There was even speculation in the media that he was all set to leave Chelsea during the January window, but with the Blues unable to sign a new striker, and Abraham picking up a serious injury, it meant that Lampard needed the Frenchman to stay put until at least the end of the season.
However, reports on the SUNDAY SUN have claimed that Giroud is all set to depart the club at the end of the season, as he has ‘already agreed personal terms’ to sign with Inter, and that means that Chelsea will surely step up their chase for Waldschmidt.
Waldschmidt, 23, has won two senior caps following his sensational performance in last year’s European Under-21 Championship in Italy, where he banged in seven goals in four games, and the locals were so impressed with the starlet they named him ‘Il Bomber’ in a nod to West Germany’s legend Gerd Muller, who was known as ‘Der Bomber
And according to recent reports on the Metro website, Chelsea are all set to try and open talks with the players club and representatives about a possible £20 million deal that will see the young man make the move at the end of the season.
Chelsea can get deals done this early if Giroud is actually leaving the club and has agreed personal terms, and even though he is not the world class striker that fans would like to see arrive, he could be a very good back-up for Abraham.
Abraham will be the main man at Chelsea for the next few seasons, hopefully, meaning that signing a big-named forward would scupper the great development of the lad and Chelsea just need someone to come in and help score the goals and be happy with playing second-fiddle, a young talent like Waldschmidt. So it will be interesting to see how this all plays out once the season gets back under way.