Here is your Chelsea digest on Saturday, May 7.
Chelsea linked with Koulibaly
Chelsea have been mooted as a possible destination for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly. The Blues are expected to be in the market for defensive reinforcements this summer with Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger out of contract next month.
According to a report from Area Napoli, Koulibaly’s agent Fali Ramadani is confident he can engineer a move to England due to the fact his client has one year left on his contract. The Serie A side are believed to be willing to sell in order to prevent him from leaving on a free transfer next summer.
Napoli are rumoured to want around €35million (£30m) for the 30-year-old’s signature. However, they’ve not ruled out the possibility of tying him down to a new deal that would see him remain in Naples for the remainder of his career.
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Blues hope to repeat Rudiger trick
Chelsea are likely to be in the market this summer for a new defender with the departure of Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid and the likely exit of Andreas Christensen to Barcelona.
Multiple names have been linked from across Europe as Chelsea scramble to find an immediate replacement for the talismanic Rudiger, who has arguably been the club's player of the season.
One fresh name that has come to the fore is Torino's Gleison Bremer, the 25-year-old Brazilian defender currently plying his trade in Serie A with the 10th placed side.
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Wolves blow ahead of Blues clash
Wolves manager Bruno Lage will miss Saturday's trip to Chelsea after testing positive for Covid-19. The West Midlands side confirmed the case ahead of their pre-match press conference, with a blow coming the way of the Blues' opponents.
Chelsea currently sit in third place with just four matches of the Premier League season left to play. It would take a significant shift for Thomas Tuchel's men to miss out on a place in next season's Champions League but following last weekend's loss to relegation-threatened Everton, he will be taking nothing for granted.
But the Blues are not without problems of their own. Ahead of the clash, it was confirmed that Jorginho, N'Golo Kante, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ben Chilwell were all set to miss out through injury.. The blows will be a particular concern with the FA Cup final clash with Liverpool just over a week away.
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