The rumours about Chelsea wanting a central defender simply gained’t go away, and being talked about increasingly is Illia Zabarnyi of Bournemouth.
The 22 yr outdated is rising as one of the spectacular younger central defenders within the league, taking part in for one of the spectacular groups this season underneath supervisor Andoni Iraola, who has them taking part in very good soccer.
The £15m that the Cherries paid for the previous Dinamo Kiev defender seems low cost. are reporting that he’s excessive up on our listing, together with Benfica defender Tomas Araujo. Enzo Maresca remains to be attending to grips along with his present choices, and has as his first alternative pair on the again.
However it’s not clear how a lot he’s a fan of any of the choices deeper on the depth chart than these two. The followers definitely have main doubts about Tosin, Benoit Badiashile and Axel Disasi and their probabilities of stepping up and being first alternative.
Chelsea prone to have to attend to safe main deal
One factor is for certain – signing Zabarnyi mid season goes to be nearly unimaginable. Bournemouth are in a powerful place financially and gained’t be stress into disrupting their season by shifting him on. He signed a contract till 2029 only a few months in the past, and regardless of being an necessary title on our listing, can be a goal for subsequent summer time on the earliest.
That’s not an issue for Chelsea. We’ve received numbers on the books, we’re simply seeking to improve by way of high quality. We’ll have our scouts watching Bournemouth intently this season, and if younger Illia retains enhancing, we’ll be prepared and ready to pay up in the summertime.