Chelsea are reportedly eager about signing Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister in the summertime switch window, and he may kind a dream partnership with Enzo Fernandez in Graham Potter‘s aspect.
May Chelsea signal Alexis Mac Allister?
Chelsea had been closely linked with signing the Argentina worldwide within the January switch window and the participant’s father has now offered an replace on his scenario forward of the summer season window, with an exit seemingly on the playing cards.
He instructed ESPN Argentina (by way of 90min): “Golf equipment are beginning to name us for Alexis however there are not any concrete talks now. We’ll determine along with Brighton, they deserve respect. We are going to decide the most effective mission, based mostly on the coach too — it’s not about cash.”
Since signing from Argentinos Juniors in January 2019, the midfield maestro has gone on to make 98 appearances, through which he has contributed 17 objectives and eight assists.
The 24-year-old has been a revelation in Roberto de Zerbi’s aspect to date this marketing campaign, hitting seven objectives and one help within the Premier League because the south coast aspect sits seventh, with a European end nicely and really on the playing cards.
WhoScored have awarded Mac Allister a powerful 7.08 score for his performances within the high flight, which ranks him because the third-best participant in De Zerbi’s squad, whereas he additionally has probably the most pictures per sport with 2.4, so it’s no shock that the Seagulls have positioned a reported £70m asking value on his head forward of the summer season.
Former Brighton boss Alan Mullery was filled with reward for the Argentine midfielder on BBC Radio Sussex’s Albion Limitless podcast final 12 months.
He stated:
“We now have had six or seven gamers within the World Cup enjoying for his or her nation – when did Brighton try this? Incredible. Mac Allister has regarded like a category, high quality participant.
“He thinks of what he needs to do when the ball arrives, play it brief, run it, defend it. He’s an excellent midfield participant. He has the potential to go ahead and in addition defend. He’s not huge and robust however he wins tackles. He has this angle and when he has the ball he appears ahead very rigorously. I feel he has been excellent this season.”
May Mac Allister kind a dream duo with Enzo Fernandez?
Chelsea have already introduced in one in every of Argentina’s World Cup stars from their triumph in Qatar, as Fernandez made the transfer to Stamford Bridge for a British switch document payment of £106.8m.
He has impressed in Potter’s aspect since then, with WhoScored awarding him an excellent 7.08 score which sees him ranked because the second-best participant in Chelsea’s aspect, whereas he additionally ranks as the most effective tackler at Stamford Bridge with a mammoth 3.6 per sport.
The duo had been ranked by WhoScored because the third and fourth-best performers in Lionel Scaloni’s squad in Qatar, and their mixture of powerful tackling and attacking intent may see Potter safe a dream duo in Chelsea’s midfield for comfortably one other eight years.
