Todd Boehly has definitely backed up his ambitions since taking up Chelsea in Might 2022, signing gamers left, proper and centre for the first-team and academy groups.
The American has dropped over £1.2bn on new additions in his close to three-year spell in West London, offering Enzo Maresca with all of the ammunition wanted to be a hit within the Premier League.
Undoubtedly, such erratic dealings have seen former managers battle, however the Italian has walked into life at Stamford Bridge with ease, finally making a settled facet for league and cup.
Such a format gained’t favour each participant, with quite a few having to accept both minutes off the bench or, at worst, struggling to achieve any first-team motion in any respect given the massive variety of gamers presently on the books.
One participant has fallen into such a class, with the Blues star nearly sure for a transfer away from the Bridge this month, resulting in curiosity from one European outfit.
Chelsea star needed by Bundesliga giants
In response to Sky Germany journalist Patrick Berger, Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka is a target for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund this month, with a possible mortgage with an possibility to purchase mooted.
The 21-year-old joined the Blues from Aston Villa again in 2022 for a reported £20m, however his time within the capital has been restricted to say the least, discovering himself on the fringes of the primary staff squad consequently.
He’s solely featured for a combined 131 minutes in all competitions throughout 2024/25, beginning only one sport within the Europa Convention League – with Chukwuemeka pushing for a transfer come the top of January.
Berger claimed that Dortmund boss Nuri Şahin is a “massive fan” of the Englishman, following within the footsteps of Ian Maatsen, who joined the German facet on mortgage this time final 12 months.
Nevertheless, ought to the £100k-per-week earner transfer completely to Sign Iduna Park, it could be an enormous mistake on the a part of Maresca to permit him to depart, probably replicating the error made in permitting a former expertise to depart and transfer to Germany.
Why Chukwuemeka might be a De Bruyne repeat for Chelsea
Attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne joined Chelsea means again in January 2012 for a reported £6.7m, earlier than re-joining Belgian facet Genk on mortgage for the rest of the season.
He would subsequently spend the next marketing campaign on mortgage at German outfit Werder Bremen, impressing throughout his short-term stint, registering ten goals and nine assists in simply 34 appearances.
Such type catapulted him into the Blues first-team, however after just nine appearances within the first half of the 2013/14 season, he joined Wolfsburg on a everlasting foundation for around £16.7m – banking a £10m deal revenue, however a decade on, the deal seems to be to be an enormous mistake.
De Bruyne starred with elevated sport time, notching 20 goals and 35 assists – finally resulting in a £54m switch again to England to affix Manchester Metropolis in 2015 – a transfer that has since allowed him to change into considered one of Europe’s main playmakers.
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Kevin De Bruyne’s stats for Manchester Metropolis (2015-2025) |
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Season |
Video games |
Targets |
Assists |
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2015/16 |
41 |
16 |
13 |
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2016/17 |
49 |
7 |
20 |
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2017/18 |
52 |
12 |
21 |
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2018/19 |
32 |
6 |
10 |
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2019/20 |
48 |
16 |
22 |
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2020/21 |
40 |
10 |
18 |
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2021/22 |
45 |
19 |
14 |
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2022/23 |
49 |
10 |
28 |
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2023/24 |
26 |
6 |
17 |
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2024/25 |
18 |
2 |
3 |
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Complete: |
400 |
104 |
166 |
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Stats through Transfermarkt |
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The now 33-year-old has since scored over 100 times and registered over 150 assists underneath Pep Guardiola on the Etihad, serving to the Residents win 5 consecutive Premier League titles – one thing that would have occurred to the Blues had they saved maintain of the Belgian.
Quick-forward over a decade, Chelsea are confronted with an analogous prospect within the type of Chukwuemeka who, like De Bruyne, could be heading to Germany after restricted sport time on the Bridge.
The 21-year-old, who’s beforehand been dubbed a “superstar” expertise by scout Jacek Kulig, has by no means actually been given a prolonged run within the facet, particularly underneath Maresca, to show what he’s able to.
Undoubtedly, given his tender age, he’s in severe want of normal match motion to achieve the potential he arrived with upon his transfer, probably making a mortgage deal a greater possibility than a everlasting one.
Ought to or not it’s a everlasting switch, Dortmund can be getting themselves yet one more prime English prospect – probably following within the footsteps of Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham – with Chelsea’s loss undoubtedly their acquire.
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