Chelsea transfer news: Blues 'set' Trevoh Chalobah asking price amid Como interest

Chelsea person reportedly acceptable Trevoh Chalobah's asking terms at €40m (£34.51m).

Chalobah is presently focused connected representing England astatine the World Cup, the defender having been an unused substitute successful Saturday's 2-0 triumph implicit Panama.

As a effect of injuries to Reece James and Jarell Quansah, the Blues subordinate is dilatory moving up Thomas Tuchel's pecking order.

However, the 26-year-old volition besides person 1 oculus connected his nine future, a effect of Chelsea having a caller manager successful Xabi Alonso.

Reports this week person claimed that Como are interested successful negotiating a deal for Chalobah.

Chelsea acceptable Chalobah asking price

According to transfer adept Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea person acceptable their valuation for the long-serving academy graduate.

Romano suggests that Chelsea volition request conscionable nether £35m for the player, with Como's bid of €25m (£21.57m) said to beryllium insufficient.

At this constituent successful time, it is unclear whether Como volition instrumentality with an improved proposal, peculiarly erstwhile they are besides looking to seal a imperishable transportation for Nico Paz.

As good arsenic Inter Milan besides being linked with a determination for Chalobah, Romano adds that the subordinate has "many clubs" funny successful his signature.

Will Chelsea clasp retired for Chalobah asking price?

Although Chalobah would apt privation to stay astatine Chelsea successful an perfect world, helium is unfastened to a caller challenge.

When BlueCo person shown an involvement successful cashing successful connected homegrown endowment to marque axenic nett connected their accounts successful the past, they volition invited the opportunity.

With Chalobah not a guaranteed starter nether Alonso and lone having 2 years near connected his contract, their valuation of the subordinate is fair.

At the aforesaid time, fixed the affirmative effect that cashing successful connected a homegrown subordinate successful Chalobah would person connected their books, it is not beyond the realms of anticipation that Chelsea little their demands if a £34m+ connection does not arrive.