Chelsea target Ousmane Dembele is 'happy' to remain at Barcelona under Xavi due to the good relationship he has with the iconic former midfielder as the Blues are now forced into an unwanted transfer U-turn.
Romelu Lukaku's £8million loan departure is all but out of the way now for Todd Boehly and Chelsea with the Belgian scheduled for a medical very soon and this itself can now be forgotten about as the squad rebuild starts. And the new owner can now try to help supply manager Thomas Tuchel with all the ammunition needed for 2022/23 to help close the gap on Liverpool and Manchester City.
Raheem Sterling is reportedly the number one target and it is understood that despite the £35million that the current World Champions want to pay for the Three Lions international, a compromise of around £45million is expected to be settled upon. football.london understands that more than just Sterling will be brought in this summer to sort out the attacking deficiencies that held the Blues back last season and it looked like 25-year-old Dembele would be the man to join this revamp.
