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- 22 Apr 2020, 15:56
- Updated: 22 Apr 2020, 15:56
CHELSEA players have agreed to take a £10million pay cut as the club begin to cut costs due to the pandemic.
But that doesn’t appear to have impacted the Blues’ transfer plans with moves for Ben Chilwell and Philippe Coutinho reportedly edging closer… and a stunning bid for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang mooted.
Follow all the latest updates from West London below…
27 seconds ago22nd April 2020
LAMPS’ REVOLUTION
Chelsea’s squad will look unrecognisable next season if Frank Lampard manages to land his top transfer targets.
The Blues boss will have £150million at his disposal this summer as he looks to turn his team into title contenders.
Here is how the Blues could look if Lamps gets his way.
1 hour ago22nd April 2020
FEELING THE BLUES
Chelsea have given up on signing Jadon Sancho with Man Utd now expected to win the race for the Dortmund winger, reports ESPN.
The Blues now believe Sancho will move to Old Trafford and are turning their attention to other targets, the story adds.
Roman Abramovich would have been willing to pay the £100m fee demanded by Dortmund before the coronavirus crisis, but things have now been complicated for the West Londoners.
As a result they are looking at bringing in former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho, however they will not meet Barcelona’s £97m asking price.
Instead they want a repeat of the deal Bayern Munich agreed last season – an £8m loan in which they cover over £200,000 in wages.
Sam Street2 hours ago22nd April 2020
THE RUBEN LOFTUS OF IT
Chelsea are considering making a “cheeky” bid for Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the summer.
Arsenal have reportedly accepted that the Gabon star will not accept a new contract and would be willing to let him go for as little as £50m when the season is completed.
And Bleacher Report’s Dean Jones says: “Lampard wants a lot. New keeper, new LB, new CB, new wide forward and a new striker.
“Some targets include: Nick Pope, Ben Chilwell, (Kalidou) Koulibaly, Milan Skriniar, Timo Werner, Jadon Sancho, (Mauro) Icardi, Moussa Dembele, and even look out for a cheeky bid for Aubameyang.”
When asked whether Aubameyang would leave Arsenal, Jones replied: “It’s more than likely.”
However, even if the Gunners were to accept a £50m bid, it’s not known whether that would apply to a bid from Chelsea – one of their most direct rivals geographically and competitively.
2 hours ago22nd April 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Many happy returns to John Obi Mikel, who turns 33 today!
3 hours ago22nd April 2020
PAY SCALE
Here are the average wages of 10 Premier League clubs.
Coronavirus wage cuts are not taken into account.
1.45pm Chelsea news LIVE: Aubameyang shock transfer bid, Chilwell and Coutinho deals move closer - The Sun
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