{"id":616235,"date":"2022-08-14T05:27:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T09:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616235"},"modified":"2022-08-14T05:27:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T09:27:33","slug":"chelsea-106-million-double-swoop-fofana-aubameyang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/14\/chelsea-106-million-double-swoop-fofana-aubameyang\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: Chelsea \u2018In Contact\u2019 Over Miraculous \u00a3106 Million Double Swoop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1558490916909883394\" 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\/08\/12\/chelsea-pierre-emerick-aubemeyang-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> are &#8220;in contact&#8221; with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/barcelona-frenkie-de-jong-decision-imminent\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a> striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Wesley Fofana of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/11\/leicester-city-midfielder-hamza-choudhury-watford\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a>, with a view to making a \u00a3106 million double swoop. The Midlands club reportedly value their centre-back at around \u00a385 million, and according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/relevo\/status\/1558112754912972800?s=20&amp;t=E-Ox9czb4GhZb2yf84jGdg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelo<\/a>,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Barcelona want roughly \u00a321 million for Aubameyang. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a3106 Million Double Swoop: Chelsea \u2018In Contact\u2019 Over Wesley Fofana and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pierre Aubameyang deal. Chelsea will be in contact with Barcelona through intermediaries during the weekend to discuss conditions of deal, and then decide on first bid. \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>\u2026and it\u2019s absolutely not over yet for Wesley Fofana. Chelsea plan is to try again in the next days. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sMuBLeDuVR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/sMuBLeDuVR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1558490916909883394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Centre-Back and Striker to Boost the Blues<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea have endured a frustrating transfer window despite the high-profile arrivals of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/28\/raheem-sterling-chelsea-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Raheem Sterling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/14\/chelsea-closing-in-kalidou-koulibaly\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kalidou Koulibaly<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, with the club keen to strengthen, particularly in defence and attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Following the departure of Timo Werner to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/02\/chelsea-josko-gvardiol-timo-werner\/\" target=\"_self\">RB Leipzig<\/a>, it&#8217;s clear Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s team are short of numbers in attacking areas. The Blues will reportedly step up their efforts to find a replacement with the club due to be &#8220;in contact&#8221; with Barcelona intermediaries to discuss conditions of the deal before they make an official bid for Aubameyang.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/world-record-offer-wesley-fofana-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">World Record Offer Needed From Chelsea to Complete Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fofana is thought to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1654038\/Chelsea-transfer-news-Wesley-Fofana-Leicester-plan-emerges\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">well regarded<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/27\/petr-cech-departs-stamford-bridge\/\" target=\"_self\">Stamford Bridge<\/a>, but Brendan Rodgers is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/brendan-rodgers-chelsea-wesley-fofana-27719478\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keen<\/a> to keep the player, which seems to make any potential deal for the player complicated. Barcelona, meanwhile, are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/barcelona-espbarcelona\/story\/4684172\/barcelona-working-to-solve-terminal-financial-crisis-president-joan-laporta\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">struggling financially<\/a>, which will make Chelsea optimistic they can strike a reasonable deal for the ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/11\/manchester-united-cody-gakpo-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> striker.<\/p>\n<h3>What Fofana and Aubameyang Could Bring to Chelsea<\/h3>\n<p>Fofana has excelled during his time at Leicester under the tutelage of manager Rodgers. He is fantastic in one on one situations, where his superb recovery skills stand out alongside his physical stature, making him difficult for any striker to face. At just 21 years old, his decision-making stands out, and he times his tackles impeccably.<\/p>\n<p>Tuchel has a previous relationship with Aubameyang from their time together at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/22\/borussia-dortmund-sebastien-haller-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Borussia Dortmund<\/a>. The striker thrived under the German boss, scoring 98 goals in 143 appearances in the Bundesliga. The Gabon international would seemingly suit Chelsea&#8217;s style of play, with Aubameyang renowned for his excellent movement, explosive speed and ability to score goals with both feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea are &#8220;in contact&#8221; with Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Wesley Fofana of\u00a0Leicester City, with a view to making a \u00a3106 million double swoop. The Midlands club reportedly value their centre-back at around \u00a385 million, and according to Revelo,\u00a0Barcelona want roughly \u00a321 million for Aubameyang. \u00a3106 Million Double Swoop: Chelsea \u2018In Contact\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":616238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1365,11,15,3,7188],"tags":[8611,740,6608],"class_list":["post-616235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-liga","category-barcelona","category-chelsea","category-leicester-city","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-pierre-emerick-aubameyang","tag-wesley-fofana"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}