“I want to play under Enzo Maresca” – £100,000-per-week Man Utd target agreed to join Chelsea
A weekly salary of £100,000 The Manchester United target has now decided to sign with Chelsea, and negotiations to finalize a formal contract are still ongoing with his team.
Chelsea and Maresca are looking for new strikers.
Encouraged by the appointment of Enzo Maresca as head coach, the west Londoners are starting the process of bringing in new senior players for the upcoming campaign in an effort to strengthen the team and surpass Mauricio Pochettino’s one and only season in the Stamford Bridge dugout.
Tosin Adarabioyo, who is joining Chelsea on a free transfer from Fulham, has already been signed, but it’s thought that Maresca and company want to bolster the team’s offensive capabilities for the upcoming campaign.
A new striker signing is on the agenda at Chelsea over the next few weeks, but it won’t be RB Leipzig starlet Benjamin Sesko, as Fabrizio Romano first broke news that the Slovenia international is set to remain in the Bundesliga and sign a new long-term deal.
Chelsea are thought to be targeting Artem Doybyk of Girona as an alternative to Sesko, among others, so it will be interesting to see who Maresca and co decide to bring in as the Blues’ new out-and-out frontman.
The likes of Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson impressed with their goal contributions last season, scoring 42 between them, but it is believed that Chelsea could also look to seal the signing of a new attacking midfielder/winger.
A firm transfer target in that regard, according to widespread reports in the last 10 days, is Crystal Palace star Michael Olise. The 22-year-old, who could leave Selhurst Park for the value of his £60 million release clause, starred under both Roy Hodgson and Oliver Glasner last term.
Olise agrees terms with Chelsea as Palace talks continue
Now, as per GiveMeSport, a significant update has come to light on his potential move to west London. It is believed that Olise has just agreed personal terms with Chelsea, and while Man United are still in the race for him, it is the Blues who have seized more control in the race for his signing.
Talks are now ongoing with Palace over scheduled payments for the £100,000-per-week star’s release clause, so if the Red Devils want to hijack a move, they need to get moving.
“What I make of him is that I think he is an enormous talent,” said Hodgson on Olise last year.
“He has got a great possibility to have a wonderful career and a wonderful future. We can only hope we at Crystal Palace can give him that platform.”