Good news for Chelsea fans who might see a triple signing by the end of the month. Worst case scenario, the Blues will agree to terms this winter and wait until the summer to bring in the players who are currently under negotiation with Conte. Of course, as many Chelsea enthusiasts may know, the biggest name linked to a move to Stamford Bridge right now is Arturo Vidal. Things began to cool down at some point as many said it will be more than difficult to sign the Chilean despite his desire to work with Antonio Conte. Recent news reignited the spark though as Metro pointed out. The reason behind that? – Vidal is apparently taking English courses so he can handle a move to the Premier League and if that is true, there’s no other destination for him than London.
Vidal who was named Chilean Footballer of the year (which says a lot when your colleague is Alexis Sanchez) is valued at around £50million by Bayern Munich who still have him under contract until 2019. Even if the midfielder is in excellent shape though, he will be turning 30 this May and everyone knows it will be harder to sell him the year after that. It would be perfect timing for Conte to attempt to complete a transfer and it would be incredible to have the Chilean in next year’s Champions League squad next to Kante and Matic. While it might be complicated to have him move to Stamford Bridge this window, it wouldn’t be that complicated to create a pre-contract to make sure he ends up playing for Chelsea.
The other two names linked to Chelsea this week are keeper Fernando Muslera and Brazilian prodigy Pedrinho. If any of these 3 get signed, Muslera should move to England 1st as Conte needs him as a replacement for Begovic. Pedrinho should be the last as he is just 18 and could sign a deal that will only get him under Chelsea’s management not actually on the pitch. Usually with youngsters like them, the European clubs give a 1-2 year period before actually starting to work with the players. It is expected to have a solid answer regarding all three by the end of the window of course as they currently seem the players Chelsea are most likely to make a bid for.