Chelsea face fresh DOUBT in deal for target as Enzo Maresca makes no demands

Bence Bocsák

• 29 Jun 2024 09:30 BST
• 3 min read

Chelsea’s recruitment is not showing any signs of slowing down this summer. Despite potential financial fair play problems – Todd Boehly’s side continue to be an active force in the market.

The latest name who https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/uk-premier-league/2024/06/chelsea-transfer-news-kiernan-dewsbury-hall-hijack-leicester-brighton-david-ornstein-fabrizio-romanowith a move to Stamford Bridge is Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. The 25-year-old English midfielder has enjoyed a fantastic season in the Championship with Leicester making 26 goal contributions in 44 appearances.

He’s been on the radar of several Premier League clubs despite helping Leicester to promotion.

Recently, it has been rumoured that Chelsea have made a move and were keen to reunite Dewsbury-Hall with the club’s new manager, Enzo Maresca.

However, according to Nizaar Kinsella the move is not as straightforward as it seems. The BBC Sport journalist claims that there are doubts about Chelsea getting the deal done.

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According to Kinsella Dewsbury-Hall is not keen to leave Leicester even though the prospect of joining Chelsea would be an attractive one. And despite having worked with him last season, the directive to sign Dewsbury-Hall has not come from Maresca with the Chelsea manager making no demands – but instead it was a decision taken by the recruitment team.

It will be interesting to see whether Chelsea pursue the deal any further. The club have plenty of midfield options available to Maresca. However, there are rumours of Conor Gallagher potentially being on the move with the likes of Aston Villa are interested.

Dewsbury-Hall could be an ideal replacement for Gallagher – the fact that he is also homegrown makes him a strong asset to have.

However, much will depend on how much Leicester will demand for Dewsbury-Hall’s with the player on a long-term contract until 2027 – it doesn’t feel like the club will be rushed into a move.