{"id":613636,"date":"2022-06-14T14:40:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613636"},"modified":"2022-06-15T20:50:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T00:50:58","slug":"chelsea-revive-interest-morocco-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/14\/chelsea-revive-interest-morocco-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Could Revive Their Interest in Morocco International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2022\/06\/13\/hakimi-chelsea-transfer-update-from-romano\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/14\/chelsea-midfielder-new-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> manager Thomas Tuchel remains a big fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/04\/paris-saint-germain-former-chelsea-boss\/\" target=\"_self\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> right-back and Morocco international, Achraf Hakimi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tuchel has cancelled his summer holiday plans, with a seemingly busy transfer window in store for Chelsea. Last summer, the Blues expressed a concrete interest in the then-<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/10\/inter-milan-centre-back-list-grows\/\" target=\"_self\">Inter Milan<\/a> right-back. According to<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11668\/12328527\/achraf-hakimi-chelsea-match-psg-offer-for-inter-milan-wing-back\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Sky Sports<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Chelsea matched the PSG bid for the Morocco full-back at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy to celebrate my 50 matches with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/equipedumaroc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@equipedumaroc<\/a> with this win \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YLnHSe3C4y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YLnHSe3C4y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Achraf Hakimi (@AchrafHakimi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AchrafHakimi\/status\/1535305758199382018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Morocco International Linked With Chelsea<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blues Are Not Planning On Signing A Right-back This Summer<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With Chelsea losing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/10\/antonio-rudiger-joins-real-madrid\/\" target=\"_self\">Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid<\/a> and the seemingly likely departure of Andreas Christensen &#8211; it seems central defence will be the first area of the team needing strengthing. According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2022\/06\/13\/nunez-liverpool-transfer-antony-man-utd-romano-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, in his latest CaughtOffside column, right-back is not an immediate area of focus for Chelsea &#8211; which makes Hakimi to Chelsea unlikely at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Transfer Priorities Over Hakimi<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/09\/french-defender-priority-for-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">J<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ules Kounde<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is more of a priority for Chelsea, according to Fabrizio Romano, with the departure of Rudiger already confirmed. The Kounde to Chelsea link seems to be getting stronger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/09\/french-defender-priority-for-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Read also: French Defender A &#8216;Priority&#8217; for Chelsea\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As reported by\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3357000\/2022\/06\/10\/arsenal-transfers-jesus-tielemans-gnabry-scamacca\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Athletic<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Chelsea are looking at gazumping Arsenal in the Chase for wantaway Manchester City striker\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/10\/chelsea-join-race-manchester-city-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gabriel Jesus<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Both of these needs are seemingly a higher priority for the Kings Road club ahead of strength in depth at right-back.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cover at Right-Back<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is no doubting how highly everyone at Chelsea rates Reece James. However, there is a concern over his recent injury woes &#8211; where last season, Chelsea lacked strength in depth in that area. When James is fit, it is clear he is the first choice in that area, and the performances of Callum Hudson-Odoi at wing-back have been unconvincing. Could we see the introduction of<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/30\/dujon-sterling-chelsea-squad-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Dujon Sterling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to the Chelsea first-team squad after his impressive spell on loan at Blackpool? After the emergence of Trevoh Chalobah last season, a lot of youngsters must have felt encouraged watching his breakout season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Future for Hakimi<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The possible departure of his manager Mauricio Pochettino could change the situation for Hakimi. He was a vital component of the tight defence at PSG. Fabrizio Romano confirmed to CaughtOffside: \u201cSo far, Paris Saint-Germain have assured that they have not received any proposals.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A change of manager could change the situation, and despite right-back not being a priority area for Chelsea to improve &#8211; the fact Tuchel is openly a fan of Hakimi and the uncertainty with the managerial situation at PSG &#8211; we could see this saga revitalised this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel remains a big fan of Paris Saint-Germain right-back and Morocco international, Achraf Hakimi.\u00a0 Tuchel has cancelled his summer holiday plans, with a seemingly busy transfer window in store for Chelsea. Last summer, the Blues expressed a concrete interest in the then-Inter Milan right-back. 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