Chelsea are considered battling rivals Tottenham Hotspur over a transfer to signal a “sturdy” Premier League star, based on studies within the participant’s homeland.
Enzo Maresca formally introduced as Chelsea head coach
The Blues formally confirmed Enzo Maresca because the membership’s new head coach on Monday, with the Italian penning a five-year cope with the choice of an extra 12 months. The possession group informed Chelsea’s official web site:
“We’re thrilled to welcome Enzo into the Chelsea household. We stay up for supporting him and the remainder of the sporting workforce in fulfilling their potential and our expectations over time to return. ‘He’s a extremely gifted coach and chief that we’re assured will help fulfill our imaginative and prescient and aggressive targets for the Membership.”
In the meantime, Maresca’s first feedback as Chelsea head coach have been: “To hitch Chelsea, one of many greatest golf equipment on the earth, is a dream for any coach. It’s why I’m so excited by this chance. I stay up for working with a really gifted group of gamers and employees to develop a workforce that continues the membership’s custom of success and makes our followers proud.”
Maresca could nicely have a busy summer time forward of him and there have been claims he’s already making choices on the present Chelsea squad, together with on goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
Within the switch market, Chelsea look set to win the race to signal Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo on a free, and he may very well be the primary of many to reach.
The membership are reportedly able to bid £85m for PSG winger Ousmane Dembele and will quickly open talks with Leeds for Crysencio Summerville, and one other attacking title has now emerged on the membership’s radar.
In line with studies from Brazil, relayed by Sport Witness, each Chelsea and Tottenham have initiated contact over a doable transfer to signal Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz.
They declare that the 2 rivals seem to have requested info over how a lot a switch might value. Fulham wished simply €8m (£6.8m) final 12 months, however after Muniz’s spectacular marketing campaign at Craven Cottage, they’ll now demand as much as €40m (£34m). Whether or not or not Chelsea or Spurs will splash the money on the ahead stays to be seen.
Muniz, 23, loved his greatest season in entrance of objective through the 2023/24 marketing campaign. He netted simply twice in 17 appearances for Middlesborough in 2022/23 however managed 10 targets in all competitions below Marco Silva final 12 months.
He got here in for reward from Premier League icon Alan Shearer consequently, who hailed the striker in February after Muniz scored twice in opposition to Bournemouth.
“He actually was a handful. Robust to play in opposition to, horrible to play in opposition to in truth. That is at all times a superb factor for a centre-forward, that is what you must be. He was sturdy, he ran the channels, he introduced gamers into the sport and he actually upset the Bournemouth defenders in each manner, in all the pieces he was doing. He was keen to run in behind and on one of many events he does it, they get their first objective due to it.”
