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TOP STORY: Chelsea look so as to add Wahi to attacking choices
Chelsea are in search of attacking reinforcements, and L’Equipe report they’re concerned about signing French ahead Elye Wahi from Ligue 1 facet Lens.
The 21-year-old snubbed Chelsea final summer season after leaving Montpellier to remain in France for £29m, nevertheless it’s believed he could possibly be open to a transfer this time round.
Wahi scored 9 objectives and registered three assists for Lens final season, so as to add to the 19 he netted for Montpellier a 12 months earlier. His spectacular tally in 2022-23 was greater than Lionel Messi registered for Paris Saint-Germain in the identical season.
Wahi is taken into account a calculated danger by Chelsea: a prospect with enormous potential however with out the big switch payment that comes with a confirmed participant.
Chelsea, who’ve additionally been linked with Victor Osimhen, at the moment are trying to see what kind of determine it will take to steer Lens to let him depart.
PAPER GOSSIP
– Paris Saint-Germain want to signal midfielder João Neves from Benfica, based on Mundo Deportivo. The French champions think about Neves their prime precedence of the window this summer season and have reportedly been in talks over a €70m bid for the 19-year-old. They imagine the Portuguese worldwide, who featured twice within the group phases for Portugal at Euro 2024, may type a stable partnership alongside Vitinha.
– Scott McTominay is on the centre of a three-way switch tussle, with Fulham mentioned to be main the chase and readying a second bid to fend off Tottenham Hotspur and Galatasaray. That is based on Sky Sports activities, which believes the Cottagers will enhance their preliminary bid of £17m, which was turned down by Manchester United earlier this summer season. McTominay, 27, is taken into account by Fulham to be the right substitute for the outgoing Palhinha, who has joined Bayern Munich.
– West Ham United want to carry former Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kanté again to English soccer from Al-Ittihad, based on the Guardian. Negotiations have began between the 2 golf equipment, with the 33-year-old Frenchman mentioned to be open to a return to London. Kante, who performed for France at Euro 2024, has spent one season in Saudi Arabia, and the Hammers would want to half with £20m to land their man.
– Contemporary from the addition of Savinho from Troyes earlier on Thursday, Manchester Metropolis are additionally mentioned to be closing in on Spanish star Dani Olmo, based on Soccer Insider. The 26-year-old midfielder who starred in Spain‘s 2-1 win in opposition to England, clearing off the road Declan Rice‘s goal-bound header with three minutes left to play, is open to a transfer away from present membership RB Leipzig. Barcelona and Bayern Munich are additionally eager on Olmo, who’s launch clause of £51m expired earlier this week.
– Fiorentina should half with €25m in the event that they’re to land American midfielder Johnny Cardoso from Actual Betis, based on Mundo Deportivo. The 22-year-old is now on vacation following his transient Copa America with the U.S. males’s nationwide staff, and although the Italian facet are hopeful of including the US worldwide to their ranks, no formal provide has been submitted. Cardoso joined Betis for simply €6m six months in the past, and he has since grow to be an integral participant for Manuel Pellegrini.
