Chelsea are carefully monitoring extremely rated Atalanta centre-back Sincere Ahanor over his potential switch to Stamford Bridge, in accordance with TEAMtalk.
Ahanor, valued at £17m by Transfermarkt, got here by means of the ranks at Genoa’s academy, taking part in within the Underneath-17, Underneath-18 and Primavera groups.
At 16 years, seven months and 5 days, he grew to become Il Grifone’s seventh youngest debutant in historical past after beginning on the left wing again within the 3-0 defeat to Juventus on Saturday, twenty eighth September 2024, on the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
5 extra appearances had been sufficient for Atalanta to fork out double figures to signal him, and that call has confirmed to be a masterstroke, as his performances in Serie A and the Champions League have caught the eye of a number of golf equipment.
One of many golf equipment now eyeing Ahonor is Chelsea, in accordance with TEAMtalk, which claims the membership are carefully monitoring the Italian-born centre-back forward of a transfer to Stamford Bridge.
The report provides that the West London facet first scouted the versatile Nigerian whereas he was on the books of Genoa’s academy, and so they’re now seeking to land him in 2026.
Prospect
Nonetheless, the Blues face stern competitors for his signature from Premier League rivals Manchester Metropolis, who’re eager on signing him. On the identical time, Manchester United, Tottenham, Newcastle United, Actual Madrid, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig have additionally expressed curiosity within the 17-year-old.
Final month, Chelsea agreed a deal in precept for the switch of extremely rated Colombian centre-back Deinner Ordóñez from Independiente del Valle, who will be a part of when he turns 18 in 2028.
Amongst already established centre-backs within the squad, additionally they have Aaron Anselmino and Mamadou Sarr, who will each be a part of the group subsequent season after finishing their mortgage spells at Borussia Dortmund and Strasbourg, respectively, which means the membership are effectively stocked with thrilling prospects at centre-back.
Nonetheless, Maresca might do with extra expertise in his squad, notably on the backline, and the membership ought to as an alternative take into account signing a well-established defender slightly than signing one other teen who will doubtless want time to settle.
