A respected reporter from The Telegraph shared what his “contacts” told him about the possibility Chelsea Signature A Premier League The star in January.
Enzo Maresca shares January transfer update at Chelsea
The west London side were credibly tipped to sign a new centre-back this month, and were backed to do so long before Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile died to injury.
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Very reliable Chelsea reporter Simon Phillips Reports at the beginning of December stated that signing a new central defender was the club's top priority for the month, with the potential addition of a centre-back taking priority over their pursuit of a new striker and left-back.
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Chelsea's next matches in the English Premier League |
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Bournemouth (home) |
January 14 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (home) |
January 20 |
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Man City (away) |
January 25 |
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West Ham (away) |
February 3 |
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Brighton (away) |
February 14 |
Proverbs Fabrizio Romano I supported Chelsea are seriously interested in re-signing Marc Guehi in January Also, even if it is not easy to complete the deal, making the latest update from the manager Enzo Maresca Very surprising.
Speaking in his final pre-match press conference, the Italian moved to play down suggestions that his side are desperate for another centre-half – perhaps looking to deflect attention and pressure off Chelsea's transfer officials.
“At the moment I think we're fine.” He said Maresca announces that Chelsea will sign another centre-back before January.
He added, “The timing (for Fofana) is between 12 and 16 weeks, that is, three months, and the season may end. If he can return early, we will all be happy. (But) we have Benoit, who is close to joining us.” “Coming back, we have Josh who is doing well, and Axel and Levi who can all do well in this position.”
Furthermore, the Chelsea boss refused to rule out a new January signing, but insisted he must be of the right calibre.
“My message has been very clear since we first started here, we will only sign players to improve what we have and develop the team.” He said Mariska in January transfers.
“If we sign players just for the sake of signing them, it's not worth it, so if we do something, it's because we believe we are improving and modernizing the team.”
Chelsea are fans of Bournemouth star Ilija Zabarny
In the construction on the window, Chelsea have been reliably linked with a move for Bournemouth's Ilija Zabarny – And while Mareska says they don't need a centre-back right now, you could make a very good argument that the Ukrainian would be an upgrade on their current options.
Unlike defensive partners Dean Huysen and Marcus Senesi, who rotated in and out of the starting line-up, the 22-year-old was an ever-present in Andoni Iraola's backline – starting all 20 of his Premier League matches and averaging a number of clearances per match. Every time. 90 more than any other Cherries player (Who registered?).
This has led to Bournemouth putting a £50m price tag on his head, but according to Matt Law in The Telegraph, Chelsea's signing of Zabarny this month is not seen as possible at the moment.
Speaking on the London is Blue podcast this week, Law said (via TBR): “Look, I'll tell you that my contacts, I've thrown around names like Zabarny at Bournemouth. I've been told that Chelsea like him, but I don't see a deal being done for him this month.”
“Barcelona defender, is it Araujo? I threw it at someone and was told, yes, we looked at it, but we don't see ourselves doing that this month.
“So I don't have the exact names on the list, but there appears to be a list.”
Zabarny was only commissioned by Bournemouth 23 million pounds sterling To sign from Dynamo Kyiv in January 2023, with his value doubling after two impressive years in England.