After lifting the Club World Cup, Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea are only looking to the future. A future that Saúl Ñíguez would not go through. The player, who is owned by Atletico Madridwould not have convinced the leaders of the London team, according to The Telegraph. That is why the purchase option of the Spanish midfielder would not be executed.
But Saúl would not be the only Spaniard who does not enter the future plans of the Stamford Bridge club, and that is that Kepa Arrizabalaga could also leave this summer. The goalkeeper, who in recent games has had great performances as a starter due to the loss of Edouard Mendy, would have several offers to leave, and Chelsea is willing to listen to them.
To the probable departures of Saúl and Kepa, we would have to add that of the three central defenders Blue who end their contract this summer, who are Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, and Cesar Azpilicueta. According to the same information, Abramovich’s team could lose more than one, but they continue to negotiate their renewals.
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However, in the event that talks with your defenses are not fruitful, Chelsea have several signings in mind. Joules Koundé continues to be the main target of Tuchel’s team, who already tried to hire the Sevilla center-back in previous transfer markets. In addition to the arrival of Koundé, if more than one defender left the current squad, Chelsea would sign another defender.
The center of the field is another of the positions in which Chelsea wants to strengthen. As anticipated The Telegraph, Tchoumeni and Declan Rice could end up in the blue team. Of course, as long as West Ham does not raise a “prohibitive” price for Rice, who this season has emerged as one of the best pivots in the Premier League.