Enzo Maresca and Jamie Gittens (Photograph by Ryan Pierse, Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Photographs)
Chelsea are reportedly in talks over a possible switch deal for Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens forward of the summer time.
The proficient 20-year-old seems to be more likely to be on the transfer within the close to future, with Sky Germany beforehand linking him with the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United.
Gittens now appears to be rising as a precedence for Chelsea, with talkSPORT reporting that the west London giants have entered into talks to signal the England Beneath-21 worldwide.
This follows Christian Falk solely revealing to CaughtOffside that Chelsea had been rising because the favourites for Gittens’ signature this summer time.
Falk additionally advised us that Gittens’ asking value had now fallen to one thing within the area of simply €50m, which seems to be like a possible cut price.
Jamie Gittens switch might make up for poor selections by Chelsea final summer time
Gittens seems to be a crucial signing for CFC this summer time after so many poor selections made in that division final 12 months.
Chelsea ended up signing Jadon Sancho, Joao Felix and Pedro Neto within the attacking midfield division, however none of them have actually labored out.
Sancho and Neto have been inconsistent, whereas Felix was so poor he was shortly despatched out on mortgage to AC Milan in January.
Gittens might certainly develop into a starter on this Chelsea aspect, with some query marks over others like Noni Madueke and Mykhailo Mudryk in that space of the pitch as properly.
It’s a blow for BVB to shedding one other prime participant, however we’ve typically seen them money in on their largest names down the years.
Gittens has finished properly throughout his time in Germany and it’ll now be intriguing to see how he fares if he returns to English soccer.
Liverpool and United might additionally certainly do properly to signal Gittens, nonetheless, with the Reds maybe in want of extra depth after the shortage of influence by Federico Chiesa, and the poor harm file of Diogo Jota.
MUFC, in the meantime, have each Marcus Rashford and Antony out on mortgage and certainly unlikely to return after doing so badly at Outdated Trafford, with Gittens a transparent improve on each.
