Possible Chelsea signing ‘leader’, Chelsea in talks sign striker, £325k-a-week star told Complete Chelsea transfer deal

by admin · Published 24 January 2025 · Updated 23 January 2025

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According to The Times, CHELSEA are considering a move for long-term transfer target Dusan Vlahovic after holding talks with Juventus about a deal for Renato Veiga.

The Italian side are said to have put a €60million price tag on Vlahovic’s head which could ‘complicate’ any move for the Serbian international in the January window. The report adds that this price could decrease as the player’s contract ticks down as the club do not want to risk seeing him leave for a vastly reduced sum over the next year.

Vlahovic has featured 17 times for Juventus in the Serie A this season, scoring seven goals and providing one assist. Playing a key role in Thiago Motta’s team, he’s fired the Old Lady to fifth in the table – and they remain unbeaten.

The Serbia international has been just as influential in the Champions League too, netting four in five games to take Juventus above the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in the standings..

But with Juventus and Chelsea holding talks about a deal for Veiga, the Blues enquired about the possibility of signing Vlahovic this transfer window, as they need to sign someone that can help Cole Palmer bang in the goals on a weekly basis.

Would Dusan Vlahovic be a good signing for Chelsea?

Reporter Iomie Stanley claimed he could be a great signing for CHELSEA: “Vlahovic was a name hugely linked in connection with signing for the Blues in 2022 and has been regularly named in transfer windows since.

“Having scored 44 goals in 109 Serie A games for Fiorentina, he decided instead to make a £66.6million move to Juventus over the Premier League and is once again banging in the goals on a weekly basis.

“Juventus are under no pressure to sell the striker in the coming transfer window – but if there is an offer that they simply cannot refuse – then we are sure that he will go for a bargain.

‘Vlahovic is a very good striker that could be a very good signing for CHELSEA – he is one of a number of options for Enzo Maresca – he could be a very good signing for the right price that is for sure.

STERLING TOLD FIND NEW CLUB

Arsenal icon Ian Wright has opened up and encouraged CHELSEA winger Raheem Sterling to find a new club at the end of the season, as the Gunners dont want to keep hold.

Sterling joined Chelsea from Man City in 2022 for a fee of £47.5million, with the England international tallying 31 direct goal contributions [19 goals, 12 assists] in 81 appearances for the Blues.

However – the decision was made in the summer transfer window that he would be allowed to leave Chelsea and make the loan move to Arsenal, who were interested in adding a bit more depth to that Gunners side.

But Blues winger Sterling, 30, has failed to make much of an impact on the pitch since joining the Gunners in a temporary switch back in August and he has really struggled to get the game time he wants, even with the injury to Bukayo Saka.

Now – Gunners icoan Ian Wright has come out and told the winger that he needs to find a new club as both Arsenal and Chelsea dont want him: ‘Raheem is having a tough time,’ Gunners legend Wright said on his podcast.

‘I thought it might have turned for him after that little cameo against Man United, he looked sharp. That was the guy we want to see.

‘It’s not happened nowhere near enough, that’s fair to say. The way it looks, you get the impression that we’re not going to sign him long-term.

‘So what has he got to lose other than to get on it and blast it? I would love to see him go to that place. That would give the fans and show he’s trying, that’s what they want to see. When he joined, I thought it was a perfect move.’

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Sterling is done at Chelsea , he is probably done at the very highest level of the game and his next move could be the MLS or Saudi Arabia, as they could meet his massive wage demands.

CHELSEA need to sell the player at the end of the season, get those wages off the books and bring in some fresh talent. We can see him leaving the Blues, but we just dont know who could afford his wages

MARC GUEHI A LEADER

CHELSEA would be getting a strong leader if they eventually re-sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi in the coming transfer windows, according to Manchester City’s Phil Foden.

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The central defender has been captaining Palace in the absence of skipper Joel Ward, who has fallen out of favour under Oliver Glasner and has shown that he can be areal leader for the Eagles.

Chelsea have been linked with a January move for the defender, as there are some doubts that Enzo Maresca has a leader in that back-line that was left when Thiago Silva departed the club at the end of last season.

Foden is one of many people who know Guehi’s footballing and personal qualities, having played alongside him during England’s run to the final of Euro 2024, and not only does Foden rate Guehi as a defender, he rates him as a leader

Speaking on the official England YouTube channel during the European Championship, the Manchester City ace said: “He [Guehi] has been a leader.

“I know him well from obviously playing with him and he’s not fazed by anything. I feel like he has come into the team and shown his qualities.”

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Guehi is a quality player that has developed greatly over the past few seasons, he is ready to make that step up in the game and play for one of the big Premier League sides, he is certainly a player that could make an impact on that Enzo Maresca side.

But there are quite a few clubs interested in the player, so CHELSEA would have to fend off alot of interest in order to get a transfer deal done, and add that to the fact that Guehi may not even be interested in a move back to Stamford Bridge, it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

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