Who are Chelsea linked with now, then? That’ll be the name of this column soon, the way things are going. Denzel Dumfries, the Internazionale right-back, is the latest transfer target to pop up on Todd Boehly’s radar, which is so effective that it has detected literally everything that moves for 5,000 miles around Stamford Bridge. There could be competition from Manchester United and Newcastle, however. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, it will take an offer of at least €40m (£35.2m) to get negotiations under way.
Having won the tug of war over Mykhailo Mudryk, Chelsea could become embroiled in an arm-wrestle with Arsenal over Amadou Onana. The tittle-tattle in Belgium is that the Everton midfielder has already rejected the chance to move to the Boehly Bowl, giving Arsenal a possible advantage. Mikel Arteta has already conceded that, in light of Mohamed Elneny injuring his knee, he needs more cover in the middle of the park. Onana would certainly be more affordable than Moisés Caicedo, whom Brighton now value at an eye-watering £100m. That figure rises daily.
