Chelsea Step Up Efforts To Sign Garnacho And Simons In Attacking Reshuffle

Chelsea are to measurement up attempts to motion Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United and Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig and could waste Nicolas Jackson arsenic they proceed to reshape their attacking options.

The nine person brought successful Liam Delap, João Pedro and Jamie Gittens and moves for Garnacho and Simons are understood to beryllium their priority. Garnacho has played nary portion successful United’s pre-season and is thought to beryllium disposable for astir £50m, though Chelsea are understood to beryllium reluctant to salary that. The Argentina guardant is believed to beryllium keen to move to Stamford Bridge aft Ruben Amorim made clear nan 21-year-old is not portion of his plans astatine Old Trafford.

Chelsea person yet to make an charismatic attack but are apt to do so, pinch United looking to equilibrium their books arsenic they adjacent connected nan signing of Benjamin Sesko from Leipzig. Chelsea are successful talks pinch nan German broadside complete Simons, who is understood to person agreed individual position contempt liking from Bayern Munich.

The 22-year-old, who tin play successful respective attacking roles, joined Leipzig from Paris Saint-Germain successful January for €50m aft 2 successful indebtedness spells. He is expected to costs astir €70m (£61m) and Leipzig are targeting Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott arsenic a imaginable replacement.

Jackson is understood to for illustration to enactment astatine Chelsea contempt nan arrivals of Delap and Pedro dropping him down nan pecking order, but Chelsea are believed to beryllium consenting to waste nan Senegal striker for nan correct price. Newcastle could beryllium an action if, arsenic expected, they miss retired connected Sesko, and Jackson besides has liking from Milan and different Italian clubs but Chelsea could request £80m.

Nicolas Jackson has fallen down nan pecking bid astatine Chelsea and whitethorn beryllium sold contempt preferring to enactment astatine Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Chris Szagola/AP

Chelsea’s 19-year-old Spanish striker Marc Guiu is poised to subordinate Sunderland connected indebtedness having completed his aesculapian connected Wednesday, and Chelsea person agreed a £28m interest pinch Everton for the midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Burnley are closing successful connected signing Armando Broja for £20m and are apt to salary a akin interest for Lesley Ugochukwu. Borussia Dortmund are besides successful talks pinch Chelsea complete a imperishable woody for Carney Chukwuemeka, who spent portion of past play connected indebtedness successful Germany.

Chelsea person sold Kepa Arrizabalaga, Noni Madueke, Djordje Petrovic and João Félix for mixed fees that could scope good supra £100m. They are besides hoping to off-load Raheem Sterling, who spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Arsenal and has been linked pinch clubs successful Turkey, together pinch Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga, Christopher Nkunku and Ben Chilwell.

The Netherlands defender Jorrel Hato became Chelsea’s latest summertime signing erstwhile his £37m move from Ajax was confirmed connected Sunday.