BREAKING NEWS ✅✅: TRANSFER SHUFFLE ✅✅: Enzo Maresca’s request for a new goalkeeper and attacker has led Boehly to accept a £30M bid for a Chelsea star earning £200k a week.
Enzo Maresca recently met with the Chelsea board to request a new goalkeeper and striker, pushing Chelsea back into the transfer market.
Chelsea have already spent nearly £100m this summer and need to make sales before bringing in new players. One of the players Todd Boehly has put on the market is Ben Chilwell.
The news that Ben Chilwell is up for sale is not new—it’s been reported several times. However, Simon Johnson’s recent article about the full-back emphasizes that the club is open to offers for him and his hefty contract:
“Even though he has three years left on his contract, Chilwell is a player Chelsea could consider selling if the price is right. He is one of the biggest earners at the club — a reality that comes under greater scrutiny the more time he spends on the treatment table.”
Chelsea’s efforts to reduce their wage bill have reached Chilwell, although finding a buyer this summer might be challenging due to his injury history over the last couple of seasons.
This preseason is a crucial opportunity for Chilwell to impress the new manager and prove he is worth his reported £200,000 a week salary. Despite his recent struggles with injuries, it is premature to write him off. People in football often forget how important and effective he was for a long time.
While Marc Cucurella is currently in top form, a year ago, fans were eager to see him sold. Assuming Renato Veiga will immediately surpass the experienced and effective Chilwell is a risky assumption. Would you be satisfied with only Cucurella and Veiga as your left-back options next season? We are not sure we would be.