“He may end up at Chelsea in a shock deal” – Chelsea to make surprise move for £85m Arsenal & Liverpool transfer target
Chelsea has been touted as a surprise transfer bidder for West Ham United winger Mohammed Kudus, with a former Hammers scout debating the player’s future.
Kudus has thrived at the London Stadium, so it’s not surprise that Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City are among the clubs interested about the Ghana international, according to Football Insider.
That article also includes statements from former West Ham scout Mick Brown, who believes Kudus is probably too pricey for many of the clubs involved, but admits that you never know what Chelsea may do in the transfer market.
Kudus would likely cost as much as £85million, according to Football Insider, and although the 24-year-old is undoubtedly a top player, it remains to be seen if he’s worth quite that much, while it’s also debatable if any of the aforementioned clubs really need to spend that kind of money when they already have a lot of similar attacking players.
Mohammed Kudus transfer: Could Chelsea make a surprise move?
Arsenal already have quality wide-forwards like Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard, while Raheem Sterling also recently moved to the Emirates Stadium on loan, so it’s hard to see why Kudus would be a priority for the Gunners.
Liverpool, meanwhile, might want to think about replacing Mohamed Salah soon, though offering him a new contract would surely be the club’s priority, while they also have Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota to choose from in attack.
Chelsea also have a lot of options in that position, with Cole Palmer and Noni Madueke in fine form, while there’s also Pedro Neto, Jadon Sancho and Mykhailo Mudryk in that area of the pitch.
Still, Brown can imagine it might be the Blues who move for Kudus as it’s certainly true that you can never exactly rule them out of spending a lot of money and looking to have as big a squad as possible.
“I know other clubs are interested and have been watching him,” Brown told Football Insider.
“But I’ve seen an £85million release clause mentioned, I’ve heard that could put some of the interested clubs off of a move.
“It would have to be a situation where he wants to leave the club, but then you look around and you can’t see anybody who’s going to pay £85million for him.
“Man City have got enough wide players already, Liverpool won’t be able to afford it, where would he fit in the Arsenal team? Where does he go in the Chelsea team?