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·5 July 2022

Chelsea want to complete first defensive signing “this week”

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The Evening Standard have just hired Nizaar Kinsella, meaning they are getting some good Chelsea scoops now.

Today’s info about Chelsea’s transfer window claims that the club “hope to complete the signing of one of their two main defensive targets this week.”


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That seems like a stretch to us – even if it is only Tuesday.

As it stands, with Jules Kounde apparently on the backburner, the Blues have Nathan Ake and Matthijs De Ligt as their top targets.

Those are both buyable players, but this week?

The De Ligt deal is going to be for big, big money, and Bayern Munich are interested. If it does happen, it’s hard to see it being this week.

Ake is not such big money, but Manchester City apparently want to replace him before he leaves. That could slow things down significantly.

It’s not impossible, but a move for either this week sounds ambitious to us. The weeks are flying by, and Chelsea are under serious pressure to get deals done, but the other party in both these cases may well put the brakes on to get the deal they want.

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