Chelsea transfer round-up: Blues 'in talks' with rivals over player sale as windfall nears

Chelsea are now preparing for Sunday’s FIFA Club World Cup final, and they now know they will face Paris Saint-Germain, the Champions League champions. The Blues have had a relatively kind run to the final, but they are going to earn the champions status against arguably the best team on the planet currently.

The Blues are still working on new deals as they look to strengthen ready for the start of the new Premier League season, and here we round up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding Stamford Bridge.

Madueke update

Noni Madueke is said to be the subject of interest from Arsenal, but Chelsea are not on board with the terms proposed. That’s according to Fabrizio Romano, who claims the Gunners are currently offering a total package worth around £50milion.

Chelsea are said to want a deal worth £50million in fixed fees, so the two clubs could be pretty far apart on those terms at this stage. It’s reported that talks are ongoing over the potential deal, Meanwhile, Madueke is still with Chelsea in the United States, and he remains part of Maresca’s plans going into the final.

Madueke was a vital player for Chelsea last season, so the current change in stance from the Blues is pretty surprising, and it’s especially surprising that they are willing to sell to a direct rival.

Petrovic sale almost done

Chelsea are expected to seal the sale of Djordje Petrovic to AFC Bournemouth, who will be replacing loan player Kepa Arrizabalaga, who joined Arsenal. Petrovic was hoping to leave to get regular football next season, and according to Fabrizio Romano, the deal is now close, with a reported fee of £21.5million involved in the deal.

Romano has said: “After official bid sent on Wednesday as revealed, Bournemouth are confident to get Djordje Petrović deal done. Understand Petrović has already accepted to join. Final green light from Chelsea, expected soon.”

Gusto on CWC final

Chelsea defender Malo Gusto has been speaking ahead of Sunday’s FIFA Club World Cup final. He told the club website: “It doesn’t matter where I play to be honest. I just try to give my best wherever I play,’ began Gusto, before switching focus to the team’s performance. The most important thing is to help the team to show our desire to win, to keep pushing together. That’s what we did on Tuesday night and I think that’s why we won. So we are happy to get to this final and we will try to win it.”

Speaking before finding out that Chelsea would be playing PSG, Gusto added: “It doesn’t matter who we are going to play in the final. We just have to stay focused on ourselves before the final, stick to our plan and give everything. The most important thing was to do the job on Tuesday, and now we are focused on trying to win the final and lift the trophy.”

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