Chelsea are in talks to sign Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell, according to the Guardian reporter Fabrizio Romano. The reliable Italian journalist claims that the 23-year-old is interested in moving to Stamford Bridge.
However, if the Blues can’t come to an agreement with the Foxes, manager Frank Lampard does have a fallback option in Ajax fullback Nicolas Tagliafico.
Fans on Twitter are split on whether Chelsea should go after Chilwell or Tagliafico:
Tears in my eyes man. Roman is back.
— Kam (@kamvirdee21) June 5, 2020
Chilwell for £45m is fine. Anymore than £50m go for Tagilafico. Chilwell is better and younger but no point going too high
— Kyal Mason (@KyalMason1) June 5, 2020
At this rate I think it's almost certain Chilwell will be a Chelsea player next season
— Galih Erlangga (@Alasgalih) June 5, 2020
Would rather have tagliafico for the price chillwells overrated
— Torreszn (@ChelseaYoungins) June 5, 2020
really hope we will go for tagliafico.
not sayin chilwell is bad but clearly the other options are better, only thing chilwell has on his side is age, nationality and pl exp (only relevent thing actually )— mouh (@MouhSai) June 5, 2020
May Leicester city play hardball so that we end up with the better option i.e tagliafico
— williebellins (@GYMWILLS) June 5, 2020
Crank up the music
— mahomie (@Lamidoumar11) June 5, 2020
This club is a different class ?
— ??? (@AJcopy1) June 5, 2020
I don't want to spend more than 30m on him we can get better players for half the money
— CHANDHAN (@chadhutweets) June 5, 2020
If we get him for under £50M then go for it. Higher than that go for tagliafico.
— Neo (@MaesaKenNeobi) June 5, 2020
Tagliafico is reportedly available for €25m (£22m), which is likely to be a third of the price which Chilwell could be sold for. The England international is, though, Lampard’s preferred target and it appears the London club are doing all they can to sign him.
If the Blues do manage to agree a deal, it would cap off an incredible few months in the transfer market, with the capture of Hakim Ziyech as well as the impending signing of Timo Werner.
