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Chelsea transfers analysed as Maresca ‘rejects’ deal and £20m ultimatum made

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Chelsea transfers analysed as Maresca ‘rejects’ deal and £20m ultimatum made

Chelsea have a new manager. Enzo Maresca has been announced, and the summer can now truly begin.

The Blues are expected to once more be extremely busy in the transfer market with ins and outs likely to come throughout. With Maresca in place he will be keen to make the squad very much his own.




Although it is not yet clear just how much control the 44-year-old will have over recruitment – if any at all – it is understood that discussions have been held over the profiles he would like added in the coming months. football.london understands that a goalkeeper, centre-back, and midfielder are all seen as necessary.

Here, football.london takes a look at what the wider media are saying about the club and just how likely any of it is to happen.

Maresca says no

Maresca does not want Chelsea to push for Victor Osimhen this summer despite it being thought that a new striker is on his list of transfer demands. Reports in Italy say that the new boss isn’t keen on the idea of Osimhen coming in despite his record for Napoli.

The Nigerian is expected to cost over £110million and could pave the way for a possible move for Romelu Lukaku back to Naples. He would be joining up with Antonio Conte again if that deal were to happen, though it is said to be unlikely at this stage that any direct swap deal is completed, even if Napoli are the favourites to land Lukaku.

Maresca is instead hoping to bring in a player who excels at linking up, dropping deep, and offering support from further back as well as in the box. Osimhen has plenty of traits but it’s written that Maresca doesn’t see this as one of them.

football.london says: Chelsea not throwing everything at Osimhen makes sense. A third £100mililion signing in 18 months is simply ridiculous, especially with the mixed impact that Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez have had so far.

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