Chelsea board sent transfer message about signing 36-goal star as £60M asking price set
Football.London reporter Kieran King here has had his say about Chelsea potentially signing Julian Alvarez from Man City.
With CHELSEA looking to add a new striker to that attack over the next few months – there has been some shock reports that the Blues could make a move for Alvarez at some point this transfer window.
Despite being a big part of that Man City side – it has been claimed that Alvarez wants more game time at the club and would be open to a move away if Pep Guardiola cannot give him what he wants.
However – it seemed that Man City will not be selling the striker this summer as Guardiola did not want to see the forward depart the club – but the Athletic claims that the Argentine forward has ‘shocked’ the English champions with his demands after only joining in 2022.
The report claims that City would not stand in Alvarez’s way but are demanding a £60m transfer fee, plus a further £17m in add-ons. But It’s also claimed that Alvarez and his family would prefer to live in a warmer climate than Manchester.
However – King has opened up and claimed that he would not be a good signing for the Blues – He said: ‘Although Alvarez would no doubt strengthen the squad, Chelsea should avoid trying to sign him as £60m is too much to be spending on someone who is not guaranteed to start under Maresca.
‘Would he replace Nicolas Jackson as the first choice No.9? Maybe, but even then that is not a 100 per cent certainty as Jackson ended the season in fine form and could build on a mixed first season.
‘CHELSEA would be better off targeting someone who is either guaranteed to go straight into the starting XI or a cheaper option who can play second fiddle to Jackson.’
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