Chelsea transfer news: Blues 'hold talks' over swap deal for Marc Cucurella replacement

Chelsea person reportedly held talks with Juventus regarding a swap woody for defender Andrea Cambiaso.

The Blues are successful the marketplace for a caller left-back pursuing the caller departure of Marc Cucurella, who has joined Real Madrid despite his beardown relation to arch rivals Barcelona successful the past.

Chelsea are scouring the European marketplace for imaginable caller arrivals, with Alex Grimaldo of Bayer Leverkusen supposedly catching the eye, however, the Spaniard is acceptable for a instrumentality to his homeland with Atletico Madrid.

As a result, the West Londoners are moving onto different options successful defence up of Xabi Alonso's maiden run astatine Stamford Bridge, wherever lone home shot volition beryllium played during the 2026-27 term.

After losing connected the last time of the Premier League play astatine Sunderland's Stadium of Light successful May, Chelsea could lone negociate 10th spot successful the standings, falling a azygous constituent abbreviated of continental qualification.

Chelsea sermon Cambiaso, Jackson swap deal

According to TEAMtalk, Chelsea are besides keen connected securing the services of Eintracht Frankfurt prima Nathaniel Brown, however, the Germany planetary is edging towards a Bayern Munich switch.

Consequently, it is understood that the Blues are opening to redirect their attentions towards the seizure of Juventus prima Cambiaso, who provided 7 extremity contributions crossed 36 Serie A appearances past term.

The study claims that Chelsea presently worth the 26-year-old astatine £25m, whilst the Old Lady are looking to pouch astatine slightest £34m from a imaginable bundle involving the Turin departure of the Italian.

As a result, definite Blues players person been named successful discussions arsenic the 2 clubs question to span the spread betwixt valuations, with out-of-favour striker Nicolas Jackson popping up again and again.

It is believed that the Senegalese striker is surplus to requirements astatine Stamford Bridge contempt a caller managerial alteration aft Bayern Munich opted against purchasing him permanently pursuing a indebtedness stint past season.

Cambiaso fits the Chelsea plan

After the strategy served him truthful good astatine Bayer Leverkusen, the 3-4-3 enactment is expected to beryllium the default of caller Chelsea brag Alonso, who tin absorption afloat connected home matters during his archetypal play successful charge.

A specializer wing-back susceptible of playing connected some flanks, Cambiaso would beryllium an perfect acceptable for the plans of the Blues, with the Italian proving himself arsenic an elite wide subordinate successful Serie A implicit caller years.

With Italy remarkably failing to suffice for the expanded World Cup this summer, the 26-year-old has the full off-season to remainder and recharge - conscionable what is needed earlier perchance entering the hustle and bustle of the Premier League successful August.