Chelsea defeated Manchester United 1-0 on Friday night and are only a win away from clinching a berth within the Champions League subsequent season. As soon as that goal is full, Enzo Maresca is ready to have a busy summer time with not simply the Membership World Cup to play for but additionally a significant squad rebuild on the playing cards, particularly within the defensive division.
One of many membership’s main targets, Dean Huijsen, has already signed for Actual Madrid, so the Blues have drawn up a listing of different central defenders they may purchase in the summertime. In keeping with Sky Sports activities, Ajax Amsterdam’s Jorrel Hato, Everton star Jarrad Branthwaite and Crystal Palace man Marc Guehi are the three gamers on Chelsea’s radar.
Branthwaite has been linked with departing the Toffees a number of occasions within the latest previous, whereas Hato is a goal for Arsenal in addition to Liverpool, so there can be critical competitors for his providers. Guehi, in the meantime, is predicted to go away Selhurst Park in the summertime as he enters the ultimate 12 months of his contract, so he could possibly be the best of the lot to accumulate for the Londoners.
Guehi more than likely to hitch Chelsea
Marc Guehi’s title has been on Chelsea’s shortlist since a couple of months. The English worldwide is a Cobham graduate and is aware of the Blues effectively, whereas earlier this yr, they obtained a significant increase of their pursuit of the 24-year-old because it was understood that he would like persevering with to reside in London versus transferring elsewhere, akin to Liverpool, who’ve additionally been eager.
Jorrel Hato continues to be very younger and comparatively inexperienced, whereas the competitors from Chelsea’s home rivals is more likely to make him an costly choice. His lack of Premier League expertise can be one thing the membership can be cautious about compared to its different targets, notably given {that a} new signing can be anticipated to stroll straight into Enzo Maresca’s beginning eleven.
However, Everton have all the time regarded to cost Jarrad Branthwaite’s suitors out by slapping an extremely excessive price ticket on the Englishman and are more likely to do the identical this time round as they transfer to a brand new stadium with some much-needed funding as effectively. Chelsea are unlikely to wish to overpay, extra so contemplating that they’ll rebuild different areas of the squad too.
