Here we go! Fabrizio Romano confirms TWO Chelsea transfers
According to Fabrizio Romano, Thiago Silva and Trevoh Chalobah will both depart from Chelsea this summer.
The Blues are scheduled for another busy transfer window. After Nicolas Jackson’s lackluster debut season at the club, signing a star striker has become essential, and other parts of the team will probably also be strengthened following a disappointing Premier League campaign.
Chelsea will need to make sales before the team can consider spending big money once more because it is believed that the club is in a risky Financial Fair Play situation. But not every player leaving Stamford Bridge will bring in money for the Blues.
According to Fabrizio Romano, it has now been officially decided that veteran centre-back Thiago Silva will leave the club when his contract expires this summer. It had been rumoured for months and Romano has confirmed the decision, which will be announced via official channels in the near future.
Brazilian giants Fluminense are keen on bringing the 39-year-old back to the club for a third spell, but the Italian transfer expert asserts that it’s still too early for Silva to decide on his next club – or whether he should retire.
Chalobah also leaving
Romano has also reiterated that Trevoh Chalobah will depart Chelsea this summer. The versatile defensive player was linked with an exit last summer and again in January, but ultimately nothing materialised. In the upcoming window, however, it will likely be a different scenario despite him recently winning back his place in the side after lengthy injury struggles.
“My understanding is that the expectation is still for Chalobah to leave, so that Chelsea can make profit and for Chalobah to be a regular starter,” Romano told CaughtOffside. “Having said that, it was the same in January and didn’t happen at that time because you need to make all parties happy to make the deal happen.”
“I’ve spoken about interest from Bayern Munich and Nottingham Forest in the past, but there’s nothing happening now. Let’s see who’s going to move on that, at the moment there is nothing concrete yet in terms of talks.” b