Chelsea are on a streak of three winless matches within the Premier League however stay within the hunt for a Champions League berth for subsequent season, though they may have to strengthen their squad in January for the second half of the marketing campaign.
A midfielder’s signing has emerged on their agenda for the winter and Simon Phillips has reported that the Blues are pondering over the acquisition of Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, who has a £100 million price ticket.
Manchester United are additionally eager on the 23-year-old’s addition though they might look ahead to his signatures till the summer season, so Chelsea are hoping to expedite their curiosity within the participant as a way to trump their rivals to his seize within the January window.
Anderson transfer presumably in January
Elliot Anderson is a key a part of Nottingham Forest’s plans and is amongst their gamers with the very best potential, so it doesn’t come as a shock that he has a lofty price ticket. Nonetheless, a switch to Chelsea stays on the playing cards subsequent month.
Owing to Nottingham’s battle with relegation, they might offload a participant who may generate some huge cash in January as a way to revamp different areas of the squad as they give the impression of being to again Sean Dyche in each attainable strategy to survive the drop.
Along with that, the membership might lose a whole lot of bargaining energy over Anderson’s asking value if they’re relegated to the Championship on the finish of the season as quite a few suitors would look to accumulate him at a reduction through the summer season.
Anderson additionally is likely to be open to switching golf equipment within the January provided that Nottingham are usually not doing too nicely, even when which means beginning in a rotational capability behind Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo within the Chelsea midfield.
Romeo Lavia’s damage issues imply the Englishman will get his probabilities within the second half of the marketing campaign, and the summer season could be a great time for him to raised settle into Enzo Maresca’s system and contend for a daily berth within the staff for 2026/27.
