Chelsea transfer news: Blues ready to make €100m offer for Real Madrid midfielder?

Chelsea are reportedly preparing a £85m (€100m) bid for Real Madrid midfielder Arda Guler, with manager Xabi Alonso understood to beryllium the driving unit down the imaginable move.

The speculation has been fuelled successful portion by a Jose Mourinho remark aft Real Madrid's 3-2 triumph implicit Elche connected Tuesday, erstwhile the Real Madrid brag was asked whether the 21-year-old Turkish planetary had made himself untouchable successful his starting line-up. 'No,' Mourinho replied. 'Nobody is untouchable.'

The remark, however, requires context. Mourinho was speedy to clarify that the substitution successful Elche was not a reflection of dissatisfaction with Guler's lasting astatine the club. Real Madrid were losing power of the lucifer and the manager felt the midfielder's strength was dropping aft playing successful the fig 10 role, which demands covering the afloat pitch.

'He is not untouchable, cipher is untouchable,' Mourinho said post-match. 'When I marque changes, it is due to the fact that we are losing control. Arda was dropping successful strength due to the fact that helium was playing successful the 10 presumption and that means covering the full pitch.'

Alonso eyes reunion with Guler

The punctuation has been seized upon by those reporting Chelsea's interest, according to Spanish property reports. Alonso knows Guler good from his clip successful Madrid and is understood to judge the playmaker would beryllium an perfect acceptable successful Chelsea's midfield.

The erstwhile Real Madrid midfielder envisages deploying Guler alongside Moises Caicedo, with a three-man defence providing the operation and state for Guler to run creatively betwixt the lines.

The involvement is besides connected to changes astatine Stamford Bridge successful the centre of the park. Enzo Fernandez departed Chelsea for Manchester City, leaving Alonso without a earthy originative nexus betwixt midfield and attack.

Guler is not seen arsenic a nonstop like-for-like replacement for the Argentine, but his quality to make chances, harvester betwixt the lines and dictate the tempo of Real Madrid's play marque him precisely the illustration the Blues are looking to add.

Real Madrid person nary volition to sell

Chelsea's reported plans tally into a important obstacle, however. Real Madrid are simultaneously moving to necktie Guler down to a caller semipermanent contract. Spanish paper AS reported a woody moving until 2031, portion Fabrizio Romano subsequently confirmed an statement done to June 2032.

The discrepancy reflects antithetic sources, but the substance is clear: Real Madrid privation to unafraid Guler's aboriginal and the subordinate has accepted the club's terms.

Mourinho's caller words connected the 21-year-old overgarment a representation of a subordinate firmly successful the plans astatine the Bernabeu. Ahead of the Elche match, the Real Madrid brag was glowing successful his assessment.

'For me, his prime is incredible,' Mourinho said. 'His vision, his decision-making, the stableness helium gives the team's play, his creativity. I deliberation helium has fantastic potential.' He past offered a two-word verdict: 'Top. Top.'

Chelsea whitethorn good proceed monitoring Guler's situation. There is nary confirmed connection astatine this signifier and nary denotation Real Madrid are unfastened to negotiations. Mourinho's 'nobody is untouchable' enactment referred to the contention for places wrong the squad, not to the club's openness to selling.

With a caller semipermanent woody successful place, Real Madrid's absorption of question could not beryllium clearer.