Chelsea has already made an offer of £30 million for one attacker, compared to Real Madrid sensation Kylian Mbappe, with co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley already spent heavily this summer.
Chelsea prepares for a busy transfer window as they look to back Maresca
The west Londoners have already officially completed moves for Tosin Adarabioyo on a free transfer, Marc Guiu in a £5 million deal from Barcelona, Omari Kellyman for £19 million, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall at around £30 million and Brazilian starlet Estevao Willian for £51 million.
Chelsea’s outlay is now at £105 million, only three weeks into the transfer window, but a number of players have gone to help balance the books. Thiago Silva, Hakim Ziyech, Lewis Hall, Omari Hutchinson, and Ian Maatsen all left Stamford Bridge lately for a total sum of about £84 million, leaving Todd Boehly’s net spend at just £21 million.
With this in mind, Chelsea appear to be in decent shape for next year’s PSR deadline, depending on what transpires over the next few weeks. The Blues are in a public contest with Arsenal to acquire Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori, who impressed for Italy at Euro 2024 and helped his side qualify for the Champions League the following season.
TEAMtalk reported this week that Chelsea is preparing a competing approach for Calafiori, who is believed to cost around £42 million. Despite signing Tosin, Fabrizio Romano has previously claimed that Chelsea might recruit two centre backs this summer.
Meanwhile, there is a strong probability that they will support new manager Enzo Maresca with forward acquisitions and more of the world’s best players.
Chelsea is still interested in Napoli star Victor Osimhen and may make an offer for the Nigerian, as club president Aurelio De Laurentiis is open to offers below his £113 million release clause.
According to reports from France this week, they may once again look to Brazil. Wesley Gassova, a Corinthians youth with seven goals and five assists in 72 senior appearances, is clearly on Chelsea’s radar.
Chelsea make an offer to sign Wesley with West Ham
According to Foot Mercato journalist Santi Aouna, Chelsea has made an offer to sign Wesley from Corinthians, although he does not disclose the financial terms. In addition to Maresca’s side, London rivals West Ham have done the same thing, focusing on their own Brazilian sensations after winning the race for Luis Guilherme.
Wesley has attracted parallels to Mbappe in his home country for his dribbling quickness, which is undeniably appealing. Other media outlets have reported that Corinthians will demand roughly £30 million to release the 19-year-old, who also has many fans in Ligue 1.