Chelsea Deal for Maignan Unlikely but Blues in Talks to Sign ‘World-Class’ Star

Chelsea aren’t anticipated to signal AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan earlier than Tuesday’s Membership World Cup deadline. The 29-year-old was eager on a transfer to Stamford Bridge, however a gulf in valuation between the golf equipment means a deal shouldn’t be anticipated to occur.

GMS understands that AC Milan supplied the Blues the possibility to signal Maignan after the French worldwide made it clear to the Serie A membership that he had no plans to resume his contract and wished to play Champions League soccer.

Chelsea’s sporting administrators Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart noticed Maignan as an opportunistic goal, however knowledgeable his present employers that they might solely pay £12m. AC Milan requested for £25m, which the west Londoners seen as overpriced for a participant with 12 months left on his deal.

Maignan Worth Should Drop for Blues to Pounce

Goalkeeper may signal pre-contract settlement in January

Until the worth drops for Maignan, Chelsea are more likely to stroll away from negotiations with the attention that he can finally pre-agree a contract from January for subsequent summer time.

Maignan was seen as too robust a profile to not discover, however there stays religion within the current goalkeepers on the membership. GMS understands that solutions head coach Enzo Maresca was driving a transfer for a brand new No.1 are broad of the mark, and that talks with Maignan had been led by each sporting administrators, who sensed there is perhaps an opportunity to drag off sensible enterprise as a result of AC Milan lacking out on European qualification and seeking to promote.

Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen, Djordje Petrovic and Mike Penders will all now be assessed over the summer time. The sensation inside Stamford Bridge is that Sanchez ended the season strongly because the Blues certified for the Champions League.

In the meantime, round £45m has been invested in Jorgensen and Penders. The previous was Chelsea’s first-choice shot-stopper within the UEFA Convention League, whereas highly-rated 19-year-old Penders joins from Genk this summer time and is seen as having massive potential.

Petrovic was No.1 at Chelsea below Maresca’s predecessor Mauricio Pochettino within the second half of 2023/24 and was named Strasbourg’s participant of the season final marketing campaign. He’s drawing vital curiosity from throughout Europe in case Chelsea determine to sanction a sale.

West Londoners Engaged on a Deal for Gittens

Chelsea’s present precedence is to discover a right-footed left-winger after Jadon Sancho returned to Manchester United, and with Mykhailo Mudryk presently serving a provisional suspension after testing constructive for the banned substance meldonium. Sancho and Chelsea could not agree phrases following his mortgage spell, whereas Mudryk’s case is more likely to take time whatever the end result. He denies knowingly taking a banned substance.

Chelsea are presently engaged on a deal for Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens and have seen a £30m bid rejected and positioned a brand new provide of £42m. Dortmund are keen to promote and Gittens has already agreed phrases on a seven-year contract, however no club-to-club settlement is in place but. Chelsea aren’t in a rush to attempt to finalise Gittens’ arrival earlier than the Membership World Cup, and it’s not thought a deal will probably be agreed in time, however discussions are persevering with on Tuesday and past if needed.

Chelsea additionally nonetheless admire Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho and have thought of Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams as options.

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