Chelsea are reportedly eager about signing RB Leipzig playmaker Dominik Szoboszlai in a possible blow to Mykhaylo Mudryk and Raheem Sterling.
Experiences linking the Blues to Szoboszlai have actually intensified over the past week.
Signed from Leipzig’s sister membership, RB Salzburg, for round £19million in January 2021, the Hungarian has shone this season with 5 objectives and 13 assists in 32 matches throughout all competitions.
The 22-year-old is nice mates with Manchester Metropolis striker Erling Haaland from their time collectively in Austria.
The 2 confronted off within the Champions League final 16 on February 22 and are getting ready for his or her second leg conflict on the Etihad subsequent Tuesday.
“We performed collectively at Crimson Bull Salzburg for one yr however that was sufficient for us to turn out to be very shut,” Szoboszlai lately instructed The Athletic.
“He’s a terrific man. It was troublesome to settle into the crew for him at first as a result of he didn’t converse German. I do know what that appears like. Once I got here to Salzburg aged 15 (from Hungary), I used to be in the identical state of affairs. I instructed myself, ‘I’ve to assist him’.”
Given his stellar kind for Leipzig this season, Szoboszlai is being linked with a transfer to the Premier League.
It was reported by Italian outlet TuttoMercatoWeb final week that the 22-year-old Hungary worldwide is in ‘contact’ with Chelsea and a switch is ‘very shut’ to materialising.
That is fairly a stunning hearsay because of the truth the Blues signed Sterling final summer season and Mudryk within the January switch window.
Szoboszlai can play as a no. 10, which Chelsea don’t function with underneath Graham Potter, however he additionally thrives as a left-winger.
Fabrizio Romano really performed down studies of a transfer to Stamford Bridge being imminent.
“We all know that within the final 48 hours we had some rumours about Dominik Szoboszlai this midfielder, Hungarian midfielder, from Leipzig, he’s all the time been within the Crimson Bull group, one of many largest abilities in his place,” he mentioned on his YouTube channel.
“From what I perceive guys, there’s nothing carried out for the way forward for Szoboszlai at this stage. There are lots of golf equipment . Many golf equipment are following the participant intently.
“It’s true that Chelsea appreciates the participant. Chelsea have despatched their folks to comply with the participant, to scout the participant however in the mean time we are able to’t say that Chelsea are near signing Dominik Szoboszlai.”
And now Ben Jacobs has supplied an replace on the state of affairs.
Writing for CaughtOffside, the switch professional claims Szoboszlai is not going to depart Leipzig except his launch clause is paid, particularly with Christopher Nkunku set to go away for Chelsea on the finish of the season.
Chelsea have ‘despatched out scouts to look at’ the attacker and the membership’s technical director Christopher Vivell ‘is a giant fan’ having labored for Leipzig previously.
Graham Potter clearly would face a tricky name ‘understanding the place he matches’ if the Hungarian is signed given his extreme quantity of present choices.
The signing of Szoboszlai can be problematic for Mudryk and Sterling because of his strongest place being off the left.
The previous solely signed in January and the latter is believed to be ‘dedicated’ to the Blues and is ‘deemed crucial to the mission’.
A defensive midfielder stays Potter’s ‘precedence’ and gross sales are wanted earlier than Todd Boehly invests in different areas of the squad.
Atletico Madrid and Newcastle United are each eager about Szoboszlai , Jacobs provides.
The journalist describes Szoboszlai as ‘a extremely smart and technical participant’ with Leipzig sure to ‘money in’ finally as it’s their ‘mannequin’ to take action.
Chelsea have been strongly linked with Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol over the past two-and-a-half years.
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