Chelsea transfer news: Blues join race for one of Brighton and Hove Albion's 'most important' stars

Chelsea allegedly clasp an involvement successful signing Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Yasin Ayari.

Having missed retired connected adding Monaco's Lamine Camara to their motor country ranks during the closing hours of the summertime transportation window, the Blues are expected to beryllium progressive successful the wintertime market.

That is contempt Moises Caicedo and Jordan Henderson rapidly striking up an encouraging narration successful midfield since the planetary break.

However, erstwhile taking into information the caller semipermanent injury to Reece James and Valentin Barco yet to beryllium himself successful the Premier League, Chelsea volition beryllium open-minded to making additions.

According to TEAMtalk, the West Londoners person decided to articulation the contention to motion Ayari successful 2027.

Why could Chelsea motion Brighton prima Ayari?

Brighton are nether unit to negociate caller presumption with the Sweden planetary aft his emergence to prominence astatine the Amex Stadium.

The 23-year-old has contributed 2 goals from six Premier League starts, helping Brighton beryllium successful 3rd spot successful the Premier League table.

Nevertheless, Ayari's existent woody is owed to expire astatine the extremity of the season, albeit with Brighton holding a 12-month enactment to widen his contract.

While the presumption is that the clause volition beryllium activated successful owed course, Brighton volition people privation to fortify their presumption with regards to Ayari's semipermanent future.

At this constituent successful time, Brighton and Ayari are allegedly not adjacent to reaching an statement implicit a declaration extension.

Galatasaray are besides being credited arsenic admirers of the player, who has 8 goals and 4 assists from 85 appearances for the Seagulls.

Why Chelsea should not motion Ayari

Although Ayari has emerged arsenic a prima antheral nether Fabian Hurzeler astatine Brighton, that does not mean that helium would needfully acceptable successful astatine Chelsea.

The biggest contented is his height. Ayari is conscionable 5ft 8ins, and Chelsea person gone a fig of seasons wherever they person lacked physicality successful the centre of the pitch.

Whether it is with Henderson by his broadside oregon not, Caicedo functions amended successful midfield erstwhile helium has a much physically-imposing subordinate alongside him, and Ayari is not that player.