have been made conscious of a possible swap deal that might see Todd Boehly's facet transfer forward of within the pursuit of Alexis Mac Allister this summer season. The winner is a needed man forward of subsequent season following his beautiful shows for membership and nation over the previous yr, with a number of prime groups excited about his signature.
Mac Allister has a contract on the Amex till 2025 which places him in additional of a place of energy with reference to his future versus Moises Caicedo, who additionally has robust hyperlinks to rivals however penned a brand new deal till 2027. Chelsea are regarded as one of many groups excited about touchdown Mac Allister this summer season alongside Liverpool and .
Even Mac Allister’s father Carlos expects his son to maneuver on from Brighton this summer season. “Usually the following [transfer window] will discover him enjoying in one other membership, we don’t know which one,” he instructed . “The talks are simply starting usually, however it's more than likely that Alexis will already be enjoying in one other staff subsequent July.”
Although Brighton have been recognized to be very tough negotiators and demanded prime charges for his or her key males, as discovered in January after failing to land Caicedo as a number of bids have been turned down and the Ecuadorian even made a public plea on social media to let him go away for the Emirates - however they have been unable to get their man.
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Brighton and Chelsea are stated to have a optimistic relationship regardless of Boehly’s Blues taking Marc Cucurella, and the vast majority of their backroom workers to Stamford Bridge this summer season. They do even have a really highly effective bargaining chip after Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi’s current admission.
Talking on the Italian’s pre-Arsenal press convention, he admitted that he want to work with Chelsea loanee Levi Colwill for an additional 4 years if doable. "It is tough to search out one other (left) centre-back along with his high quality," De Zerbi stated of the younger defender.
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Whereas Colwill can also be highly-rated at Chelsea, they may very well be prepared to half methods with the 20-year-old so as to land a star corresponding to Mac Allister.
Incoming Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino may even have a glut of centre-backs at Stamford Bridge for when he takes over, as Wesley Fofana, Kalidou Koulibaly, Benoit Badiashile and Cucurella have all joined Chelsea over the previous 12 months who can fill that very same function.
They may very well be prepared to dump Colwill to Brighton if Chelsea really feel that they've sufficient cowl in that space, although which might imply one much less physique for Pochettino subsequent season.