{"id":615542,"date":"2022-08-02T10:22:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615542"},"modified":"2022-08-02T10:22:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:22:56","slug":"levi-colwill-chelsea-premier-league-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/02\/levi-colwill-chelsea-premier-league-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: &#8216;Hugely Promising&#8217; Defender Likely Leaving Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3466451\/2022\/08\/02\/chelsea-transfer-cucurella-fofana\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic<\/a>&#8216;s Liam Twomey and Simon Johnson have issued a massive update on a number of Chelsea&#8217;s ongoing transfer plans including their chase of Marc Cucurella, Frenkie de Jong,<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/26\/chelsea-interest-denzel-dumfries\/\" target=\"_self\"> Denzel Dumfries<\/a>, and a potential exit for Levi Colwill whom they have dubbed a &#8220;hugely promising&#8221; defender.<\/p>\n<p>The report on Colwill follows up an initial statement by <a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/the-daily-briefing-tuesday-2nd-august\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> that the defender could be on his way to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/brighton-top-scorer-subject-to-bid\/\" target=\"_self\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> as part of the negotiations for Machester City target Cucurella.<\/p>\n<h2>Hugely Promising Defender Levi Colwill Heading for Chelsea Exit<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea are confident on reaching an agreement with Marc Cucurella, not expected to be an issue. Contract proposal\u2019s being prepared. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Negotiations ongoing with Brighton. Price tag: \u00a350m. Chelsea want to be fast &#8211; including Levi Colwill as part of the conversations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wbAouxbZJc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wbAouxbZJc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1554091116747792386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Details of The Deal<\/h3>\n<p>According to The Athletic, the deal for the 19-year-old is likely to be separate from the Cucurella negotiations.\u00a0 They also indicate that the defender will have a buyback clause, similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/27\/the-tammy-abraham-problem-roma\/\" target=\"_self\">Tammy Abraham<\/a>, which could see the Englishman return to Stamford Bridge if he fulfils his potential at Roma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/25\/thomas-tuchel-chelsea-not-ready\/\" target=\"_self\">Thomas Tuchel is Right, Chelsea Are Not Ready<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The reasoning for allowing the prospect to leave is that Thomas Tuchel believes his squad needs a left-footed defender who is Premier League ready right now. Tuchel is noted to want defenders and a lot of them.<\/p>\n<h3>A Good Move for Everyone<\/h3>\n<p>This may be the rare transfer where everyone walks away content. Brighton get a hugely promising defender that could contribute to their side, Colwill gets a reasonable chance to fight for a spot in a Premier League side, and Chelsea get to offload a player who isn&#8217;t ready yet with the possibility of bringing him back in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/19\/new-chelsea-ownership-offload-expensive-contracts\/\" target=\"_self\">New Chelsea Ownership Looking to Offload Expensive Contracts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Seagulls may be more willing to allow their star Spanish left-back to leave if they get a capable defender in return for a fraction of the price. A reported fee of \u00a350 million and the arrival of a top prospect may be enough to sway those negotiations in the Blues&#8217; favour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Athletic&#8216;s Liam Twomey and Simon Johnson have issued a massive update on a number of Chelsea&#8217;s ongoing transfer plans including their chase of Marc Cucurella, Frenkie de Jong, Denzel Dumfries, and a potential exit for Levi Colwill whom they have dubbed a &#8220;hugely promising&#8221; defender. 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