Chelsea Transfer News: Pochettino targets HUGE Vlahovic deal and Havertz agrees ARSENAL contract
Graham Shaw
- Updated: 15 Jun 2023 07:55 BST
- 4 min read
Chelsea are reportedly offering FIVE players to Juventus in a bid to seal a deal for Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic.
The Blues are keen to capture the services of Vlahovic, but per trusted Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport (via Football Italia) they do not want to pay in cash the Italian side's asking price of around €80m.
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Instead Mauricio Pochettino and co told Juventus they can choose from five Stamford Bridge stars to offset some or all of that outlay. Sounds like the NBA...
Those players are Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Trevoh Chalobah, Romelu Lukaku and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Reports from Italy suggest though that Juventus would still prefer the cash as they prepare for a season without any incoming revenue from Champions League football.
Havertz agrees Arsenal contract but price tag a BLOCKER
The future of Kai Havertz has been in focus in recent days with surprising reported interest from Real Madrid in the German star.
Reports now suggest there is a suitor much closer to home for the former Bundesliga ace, namely bitter London rivals Arsenal.
The Gunners see the 24-year-old Havertz as a big upgrade in their bid to take the final step towards Premier League title glory after a near miss in 2022-23. The sticking point though is the asking price.
We can exclusively reveal that Havertz and the Gunners HAVE agreed a contract for a move to the Emirates, so the big blocker now is the asking price for the player.
Chelsea reportedly want around £70million for Havertz, which is around £15million more than Arsenal want to pay.
Kovacic closing in on Man City move
Another player likely to be heading for the Stamford Bridge exit door this summer is midfielder Mateo Kovacic.
The 29-year-old is attracting strong interest from Treble winners Man City as they look to fill the void left by the likely departure of Ilkay Gundogan in the coming weeks.
Widespread reports suggest the two clubs are close to agreeing a deal which would be in the region of £35m as the Blues look to trim their bloated squad.
Pochettino makes SURPRISE goalkeeper choice
Chelsea have been linked with several new goalkeepers already this summer, but it appears they might go into next season without capturing any of them.
Reports from Sky Sports now suggest that Mauricio Pochettino plans to go into next season with Kepa Arrizabalaga as his first choice between the posts.
The Blues have been consistently linked with some of Europe's most highly-rated shot stoppers - including Inter Milan's Andre Onana and Brighton's Robert Sanchez.
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