Chelsea's owner and interim sporting director Todd Boehly has the perfect £111m transfer answer to respond to big moves within the Premier League being made for striker Alexander Isak and attacking midfielder Lucas Paqueta.
Arsenal had been linked to both players at points of the transfer window but it is in fact Newcastle and West Ham who are set to get their hands on the prizes in this situation. Eddie Howe views the Real Sociedad man as the player capable of pushing Callum Wilson to his limits. The Athletic have reported that the Toon's move for the Sweden international is imminent and a fee in the range of £60m has been agreed between the two clubs.
Moving onto Paqueta, David Moyes has confirmed that West Ham have indeed lodged a £35m opening offer that Lyon are currently considering. "I'll not talk about him but I can tell you that we have bid for him," Moyes said in his pre-match press conference to the Irons' second-leg Europa Conference League qualifier vs Viborg. "Twenty-three, 30 Brazil caps, can play 10, eight, plays as a false nine for Brazil quite often.
