Chelsea 'make decision' on Man Utd target as Fabrizio Romano issues Tottenham transfer update

Chelsea and Tottenham are now closing in on the start of the new season with less than two weeks to go until the big kick off. The Blues as still in the United States, facing Real Madrid in a juicy-looking clash on Wednesday night, while Tottenham are back in London and preparing for another clash with Bayern Munich.

As both sides prepare to round off their pre-season preparations, both will be working hard on new signings, with most managers preferring to get new signings in ahead of the start of the season, even until they have until the end of the month to wrap up any deals. Here we round up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding Chelsea and Spurs.

Chilwell update

Chelsea are said to be open to the possibility of selling skipper Ben Chilwell this summer amid doubts over whether the England star will fit into Enzo Maresca’s style of play. Chilwell has also struggled with injury issues over recent years, making him a risky option.

According to The Athletic, Chelsea are open to selling the full-back for the right price amid reported interest from Manchester United. Further reports have claimed that the Red Devils are currently monitoring the situation.

Maresca recently explained his decision to start Malo Gusto over Chilwell during pre-season: “The reason why is because in this moment I need to see things. On the ball, Kiernan was in the position he used to play, as the left attacking midfielder. So we attacked a little bit more with Malo. But as I said, in this moment there are things I need to see for the rest of the season.

Lukaku boost

Chelsea may not have to wait as long as first thought to get some cash from Romelu Lukaku this summer. The Belgian has been cast aside and is currently up for sale having struggled for opportunities since returning on a £100million deal.

It has quickly become clear this summer that Napoli want Lukaku and Lukaku wants Napoli. But various reports have suggested that the Serie A side won’t make a move until star striker Victor Osimhen is sold. But Sky Sport Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio is now reporting that Napoli are in active conversations with the Blues amid a reported asking price of around £30million.

Solanke latest

Tottenham are said to be weighing up whether they want to pay the big fee that will be involved in any deal involving AFC Bournemouth frontman Dominic Solanke. That’s according to Fabrizio Romano.

“For Solanke it is different, for Solanke Tottenham have already started talks on player’s side and on club’s side with Bournemouth to explore a potential move for Solanke. Now it is about making an internal decision together with Ange Postecoglou to decide if they want to spend big money on Solanke or not,” Romano said on The Debrief.

“He has a release clause, a very special clause, it’s complicated, something around £60-65m for Solanke, Tottenham are considering what they want to do with Solanke.”