Chelsea transfer news: BlueCo hold 'fresh talks' to sign £14.5m Alejandro Garnacho replacement

Chelsea person reportedly held caller talks implicit a woody for Bologna's Jon Rowe arsenic they hole for beingness aft Alejandro Garnacho.

Garnacho's archetypal Premier League play astatine Stamford Bridge was a bitter disappointment, arsenic the Argentina planetary managed conscionable 1 extremity and 1 assistance from 30 top-flight appearances.

The Blues are truthful unfastened to selling the erstwhile Manchester United man, and Garnacho could permission successful a record-breaking deal aft Chelsea acceptable their asking price.

At the aforesaid time, teenage winger Jesse Derry has joined Sporting Lisbon connected loan, portion Mykhaylo Mudryk remains suspended amid an ongoing probe into alleged doping offences.

As a result, Chelsea are expected to motion a nonstop replacement for Garnacho if helium leaves successful the coming weeks, and Italian outlet Il Resto de Carlino claims that interaction has been made with Rowe's agents.

Chelsea 'in contact' with Jonathan Rowe agents

Bologna person the London-born attacker nether declaration until 2029, but the Rossoblu would beryllium unfastened to a merchantability successful the existent model if "unreasonable" offers were made.

Rowe supposedly 'dreams' of returning to the Premier League and trying to marque a sanction for himself successful England, aft a little spell successful the apical formation with Norwich City during the 2021-22 season.

The England Under-21 planetary is besides being tracked by Aston Villa, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, and portion Bologna are assured of resisting Turkish interest, it is simply a antithetic communicative with the Premier League.

While nary authoritative offers person arrived for Rowe, the study claims that Chelsea and his cause person held caller discussions implicit the past 48 hours, aft the Blues archetypal expressed an involvement successful his signature towards the back-end of past season.

Chelsea are considering Yan Diomande, Crysencio Summerville and Francisco Trincao arsenic alternatives, but the second is believed to beryllium connected the verge of a determination to Saudi Arabia

Who is Chelsea people Jonathan Rowe?

The 23-year-old came done the younker ranks astatine Norwich and made 13 Premier League appearances successful the 2021-22 play portion inactive a teenager, but helium could not forestall the Canaries from dropping down to the Championship.

Rowe past enjoyed a breakthrough Championship run successful 2023-24, scoring 12 goals earlier joining Ligue 1 giants Marseille, whom helium lone managed 3 strikes and 3 assists for successful the apical flight.

Marseille nevertheless signed Rowe permanently and sold him connected to Bologna for €17m (£14.5m) - making a tiny nett successful the process - and the winger managed a respectable 13 extremity involvements from 43 games successful his archetypal season.

Rowe shone successful the Europa League successful particular, managing 4 goals and 2 assists from 12 games arsenic Bologna reached the quarter-finals earlier being eliminated by eventual winners Aston Villa.