Trevoh Chalobah’s move to Como has collapsed, and Simon Phillips is now saying a deal is unlikely, after all that.
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At one point, on Saturday, it looked like the deal for Chelsea to sell Trevoh Chalobah to Como was all but done. After an already protracted negotiation, the Italians were offering €25m and €5m in bonuses. That was close enough to Chelsea’s asking price that we assumed a deal would be done before long.
Instead, Chelsea have kept holding out for a deal closer to €40m, and Como have now “walked away” from negotiations.
Como break off Chalobah talks after Chelsea push them too far
Our writer Simon Philips has the update today, post a hectic weekend. He says that while a move is not off the table, it now looks “very unlikely,” quite the change from a week ago.
Chalobah himself wants to go to Como, but is relaxed because he has “serious interest” from a “number of other Premier League and European clubs.”
The question is – will any of them pay the €40m we want? Clearly our sporting directors are confident in getting a deal done, or they wouldn’t be driving such a hard bargain. They think their valuation is “more than fair” for a 27 year old England international.
In other news…
Xabi Alonso couldn’t confirm the signing of Maxence Lacroix in his press conference today – but he certainly didn’t deny it either.
Morgan Rogers was another major subject touched on in the press conference, and Alonso had a lot to say about the positions he could use the attacker in.
