Chelsea’s summer spending could reach close to £350m as they pursue deadline-day deals for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Josko Gvardiol. The figure in the first window under the new owners went past £250m on Wednesday with the £75m signing of Wesley Fofana from Leicester.
On Wednesday night Chelsea had an offer rejected for Aubameyang of €15m (£13m) that included Marcos Alonso but they swiftly returned with a new bid – also including Alonso – and talks progressed to the point of discussing the add-ons structure. Aubameyang joined Barcelona from Arsenal in February but is ready to return to the Premier League and the 33-year-old has agreed terms with Chelsea.
