Hungary manager Marco Rossi has all but confirmed that Fenerbahce defender Attila Szalai could be transferring to Chelsea inside the January switch window.
The Blues have made signing a brand new centre-back top in their schedule due to the contract scenario of some of their stars. Antonio Rudiger is out of contract on the stop of the season and showing no signs of extending his deal. Thiago Silva’s time is likewise up next summer at the same time as Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta are inside the identical boat.
The west Londoners are hopeful that Brazilian Silva will ink a new one-12 months deal. And Thomas Tuchel is eager for Christensen to stay at the Bridge if fresh phrases may be agreed.
Azpilicueta looks set to move to Barcelona, with proprietor Roman Abramovich planning a huge send-off for the Spaniard. Therefore Tuchel wishes assist to shore up his rearguard and Szalai appears to be on his way.
Likened to Liverpool ace Virgil van Dijk, the 23-12 months-antique has been turning heads along with his shows for membership and country. Having joined Fener in January final 12 months, he made 22 appearances in all competitions in the course of the second half of of 2020-2021.
And the centre-lower back has loved 22 outings already this term, with 14 within the Super Lig. He played the entire 90 minutes for Hungary of their 3 organization video games at Euro 2020.
Despite failing to increase to the closing-16, Magyarok earned creditable draws in opposition to both France and Germany. And it's far his country wide supervisor that looks to have spilled the beans at the stopper’s destiny, in step with Calciomercato (through Football Italia).
“It’s difficult to name simply one player, but right now I see very well Attila Szalai, who performs for Fenerbahce, however I assume he's joining Chelsea,” he said.
Chelsea have made an exquisite begin to their Premier League campaign. But defeat to West Ham at the weekend noticed them knocked off the top of the standings.
They now sit 1/3 however are simply points adrift of desk-topping Manchester City. The European champions faded badly around the flip of the year ultimate season, prompting Frank Lampard’s dismissal.
