Chelsea news: Levi Colwill breaks silence on future as Wesley Fofana has Man Utd nightmare
Your Chelsea morning digest on Friday, May 26.
Levi Colwill on Chelsea future
Levi Colwill has offered his verdict on his future after Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi sent a second transfer plea to Chelsea.
Unfortunately for the Seagulls head coach, Colwill remaining on the south coast looks unlikely to happen as football.london understands that the Blues have been very impressed with Colwill’s progress and he’s expected to be a key player under Mauricio Pochettino next season.
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A point secured by Brighton on Wednesday evening saw them qualify for the Europa League next season and after the game, Colwill delivered his thoughts surrounding his immediate future, which included a telling Chelsea claim.
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Wesley Fofana struggles
Chelsea had a terrible night against Manchester United as they fell to a 4-1 loss at Old Trafford with a host of poor second half performances.
Frank Lampard didn’t hold back on the players after the game either, calling out the club’s spiralling form, lack of standards in training and admitting that a summer overhaul was needed.
Wesley Fofana was one of those who struggled on the night, giving away a penalty and effectively handing Marcus Rashford his goal on a plate.
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PSG meet Chelsea target’s release clause
Chelsea will need to move quickly if they want to sign Sporting CP star Manuel Ugarte after Paris Saint-Germain made their strong interest in the 22-year-old known.
The Blues were showing a keen interest in signing the Uruguay international, but they may have been beaten to the bench by PSG.
According to the reliable paper Record in Portugal, Ugarte is close to joining PSG after the French club made a €60million (£51m) bid which meets his release clause.
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Victor Osimhen triple update
Chelsea have been handed a significant update in their transfer pursuit of Napoli star Victor Osimhen with three key pieces of news.
The Nigerian talisman is the Blues top priority for the summer, according to Sky Germany, which is understandable given the fact he has scored 28 goals in Serie A and the Champions League this season, while Chelsea have managed just 36 league goals.
With Bayern Munich and Manchester United also interested, frequent updates have been taking place in this transfer saga for some time and Chelsea have now been offered additional information on the possible deal.
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