Deal CLOSE: Chelsea agree personal terms with another £80 million attacker
Chelsea are interested to sign another striker after Liam Delap. As per the latest reports, they have agreed personal terms with young striker. The player’s current club are demanding £80 million for him.
Chelsea have wrapped up the signing of Liam Delap. They will pay £30 million to Ipswich Town. Delap who is only 22 years old and in top form, is viewed as bargain by the club. The Blues are unwilling to stop here and are keen to sign another striker.
The Blues have Hugo Ekitike as the next target moving ahead. He too is 22 years old and is from France. He plays for Frankfurt for whom he was superb this season. Ekitike scored 22 goals and picked 12 assists this season and has impressed everyone including Chelsea.
Chelsea agree personal terms with Hugo Ekitike
The Blues are showing very strong interest in Ekitike. They are prepared to send Marc Guiu on loan. On the other hand, Nicolas Jackson has been highly inconsistent. Ekitike can also play in wide areas due to which Maresca can use him for tactical stability.
Chelsea ideally want to bring two new strikers in this window, and the second one as well as Delap might even still happen before CWC with advancements made over the weekend. SPTC sources have heard that Chelsea have broadly agreed personal terms with Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike over the weekend after another round of talks with his agents” – Simon Phillips on his substack.
On the other side, Frankfurt are still digging their heels in on the £80 million asking price for Ekitike, but Chelsea are still firmly there for him and are attempting to negotiate on that fee down. Sources have said that confidence has been growing on Chelsea’s side that they can do this deal, especially after broadly agreeing personal terms with the player” – Simon Phillips on Chelsea’s pursuit of Ekitike.
Lastly, Phillips said that Frankfurt have already identified the replacement for Ekitike. Hence, the Blues are aware that the German club is ready to sell the player for right offer. The player can now force the move but, Chelsea should be ready to spend big on him.