Chelsea interested in another Premier League attacker despite agreeing Jamie Gittens and Joao Pedro deals
Chelsea are interested in another Premier League attacker despite agreeing deals to sign Jamie Gittens and Joao Pedro.
Chelsea have recruited ahead of the new season, snapping up the likes of Liam Delap and Mamadou Sarr.
Enzo Maresca, who secured Champions League football in his first season at Stamford Bridge, is in the market for more talent, with two huge transfers in the works.
Chelsea have agreed terms with Borussia Dortmund for Gittens, who is set to pen a seven-year deal.
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The 20-year-old will cost £55 million, having undergone a medical last Saturday.
The Blues have also reached a deal worth up to £60 million for Brighton's Joao Pedro, who had been attracting interest from Newcastle United.
The 23-year-old has agreed terms with Chelsea on a seven-year deal and will fly to the United States to have a medical in view to joining Maresca's squad at the Club World Cup.
And it appears Chelsea have set their sights on another attacker amid agreeing deals for Gittens and Pedro.
According to Sky Sports News, the Premier League side are still interested in Mohammed Kudus.
The West Ham United star is wanted by Saudi Pro League sides, but he does not want to move to Saudi Arabia at this stage of his career.
Tottenham are keeping tabs on him, too.
Kudus joined West Ham from Ajax for £35 million in the summer of 2023 and impressed in his debut season in England.
He scored 14 goals across all competitions in the 2023/24 campaign but bagged just five goals last season.
Kudus has an £85 million release clause for Premier League clubs, active for the first 10 days of July.
The influx of attackers at Chelsea comes after they opted against signing Jadon Sancho on a permanent deal following his loan spell from Manchester United.
They are also expected to be without Mykhailo Mudryk, who is facing a lengthy ban after being charged by the FA.
Nasir Jabbar