Chelsea have reportedly joined Arsenal within the race to signal Corinthians midfielder Breno Bidon, as per Caught Offside.
Since Todd Boehly’s takeover, the Blues have targeted on signing extremely proficient younger gamers as a substitute of buying skilled, confirmed names. Tosin Adarabioyo, who’s 28, is their oldest outfield participant.
The West London membership at the moment have Enzo Fernández, Romeo Lavia, Dario Essugo, Moisés Caicedo, and Andrey Santos as choices to deploy within the engine room, with the Argentinian, who remains to be simply 25, the oldest.
Nevertheless, Essugo and Lavia have continued to wrestle with health issues. Santos, in the meantime, has been taking part in frequently since Liam Rosenior’s arrival as the brand new supervisor final month, having struggled to search out common recreation time beneath Enzo Maresca.
Consequently, Fernandez and Caicedo have been taking up huge workloads this season. Now, Caught Offside declare that the Blues are planning to signal a brand new midfielder and are on the lookout for a younger choice as soon as once more.
Chelsea have earmarked Bidon as a critical choice and have been monitoring his improvement intently earlier than making a possible swoop in the summertime switch window.
The 20-year-old’s present deal is about to run till 2029, and he has a £87m launch clause. Nevertheless, Corinthians are able to let him depart for a considerably cheaper deal and are open to accepting simply round £26m.
Battle
Nevertheless, the report state that buying the Brazilian gained’t be simple for the West London membership as Arsenal are displaying the strongest curiosity in signing him.
The Gunners are most ‘superior’ in finalising the operation, having already made contact by means of intermediaries. The Emirates Stadium may even be a tempting vacation spot for Bidon if he have been to go away Corinthians.
Furthermore, Barcelona, plus golf equipment from Italy and Portugal, have additionally registered their curiosity in signing him, having been impressed by his latest performances. So, he isn’t wanting potential suitors in the intervening time.
Bidon is a left-footed box-to-box midfielder by trait however can also be comfy within the CDM and No.10 roles. Though he’s nonetheless simply 20, he has already performed over 100 senior video games for Corinthians.
It will be fascinating to see whether or not the North London membership or Liam Rosenior’s facet ultimately make a concrete method to safe his companies.
