Reports say Chelsea is currently racing Barcelona for the signature of the highly regarded young midfielder.
Bruce continues to drive recruiting youth
Under Blueco’s ownership, the focus is on bringing in talented young players, with CP duos Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo snapping the latest youth, with Blues showing no signs of late in front of the summer window.
Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gitens’ deal talk is currently set to be available to Britons for around £43 million to £51 million this summer, with Enzo Maresca’s side ready to double his salary.
The people of West London seem very keen to bring in the younger wingers as they are pushing for Juventus to sign Kenan Ildis, but they may have to slay £87 million to praise the Turks from the Italian side.
Gittens and Yildiz both have Champions League experience, but are also regular starters for their respective clubs this season, but there are signs of the Blues eager to gamble an unknown amount.
According to a Bootroom report, Chelsea is currently in a race to sign Mali youth Ababakar Maiga. The Mali youngster has been widely attracting attention from some of Europe’s top clubs, and Bruce is determined to win his signature.
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The Blues have made an opening offer to goalkeepers, and talks are expected to move quickly in the coming weeks.
Barcelona is also about to sign Maiga, given the nickname “The Malian Messi”, given that he is well known for his technical abilities, creativity and dribbling, and shares similar characteristics with Barcelona legends.
The attacking midfielder is said to be considered one of the most exciting and mysterious figures in soccer in the world, given his talent for owning the ball.
Bruce decides to seal the Maiga deal
Chelsea is determined to win the 16-year-old race, and if he lives on his nickname, the teenager could become a future star, but Blueco needs to bring players who can make an immediate impact.
Over the past few years, the Blues have brought many talented young people, but their transfer business hasn’t been translated into real success on the pitch, but now they have a strong position to compete in the Champions League next season.
Bruce clearly identifies the need to strengthen the striker given Nicholas Jackson’s inconsistency, but it may be aiming to replace Robert Sanchez between sticks, with several targets identified in both positions.