Real Madrid look set to overtake Chelsea in the race for one of their biggest transfer targets in 2023. Todd Boehly promises to be one of the busiest owners in football this winter in order to strengthen Graham Potter's options but some of their options are popular picks in the market.
Their midfield targets, including Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham, are largely admired across Europe and may well end up the centre of a bidding war. Given how many different areas Chelsea are looking to invest in across the next two windows they have to be smart with when to engage and when to back out.
There are few richer teams than Los Blancos and even fewer with the financial and footballing pull that the current Champions League winners have, making it even tougher for Chelsea to convince prospective players to move to Stamford Bridge. Things may have been taken out of their hands for one January target though.
