Chelsea have initiated direct talks with Barcelona regarding the signing of talented midfielder Frenkie de Jong this summer.
The Blues began their transfer business by signing Raheem Sterling from Manchester City and Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli. The club confirmed the arrival of 18-year-old goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina from Chicago Fire on a six-year deal before returning to the MLS side on-loan for the 2022/23 campaign.
football.london understands Carney Chukwuemeka is expected to follow Sterling, Koulibaly and Slonina through the door at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea confirmed they had reached an agreement to sign the Aston Villa talent in a £20million deal, subject to a medical being completed. Todd Boehly is continuing to back Thomas Tuchel in the transfer market, shown by their latest transfer pursuit of Brighton's Marc Cucurella with the player's camp making it clear he is open to a move to Stamford Bridge, football.london understands.
