Chelsea have found a new secret weapon to help them win the transfer battle with Manchester City to secure RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol.
The Blues tried to negotiate an £85million deal in the latter stages of the summer transfer window but the Bundesliga side, as they did with Christopher Nkunku, managed to sign the Croatian defender to a new and improved contract. Todd Boehly decided to shelve the plans until at least January as his priorities towards deadline day were recruiting a new midfielder and striker. Eventually, Denis Zakaria and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were signed to satisfy then-manager Thomas Tuchel.
However, with the 2023 January and summer transfer window the next opportunities for the ownership group to show the ambition that was promised to Roman Abramovich during the takeover talks, new signings for the next few transfer windows are being actively considered. Moises Caicedo and Benjamin Sesko are two players reportedly hot on Graham Potter's wishlist but his stance on Gvardiol remains unknown with Boehly and the higher-ups keen in driving the initial interest when Tuchel was advising them.
