{"id":616408,"date":"2022-08-16T13:41:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616408"},"modified":"2022-08-16T13:44:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:44:04","slug":"here-we-go-chelsea-cesare-casadei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/here-we-go-chelsea-cesare-casadei\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Here We Go&#8217;: Medical Already Scheduled for Chelsea to Sign New Frank Lampard for Just \u00a317 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/newcastle-united-christian-pulisic-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> are set to complete the signing of Cesare Casadei from Inter Milan. The midfielder, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballtransfers.com\/en\/transfer-news\/it-serie-a\/2022\/08\/cesare-casadei-chelsea-transfer-news-profile-inter-milan-stats-headers-goals-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">compared<\/a> to Stamford Bridge legend Frank Lampard, will sign a six year deal in West London after completing a medical which is scheduled to be within the next 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The deal will reach up to \u00a317 million if all add-on clauses are reached, which would represent fantastic value for money should Casadei fulfil his potential.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Set to Complete Signing of Cesare Casadei, the New Frank Lampard<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cesare Casadei to Chelsea, here we go. Inter will receive \u20ac15m plus \u20ac5m in add-ons, documents ready &amp; now set to be signed. There\u2019s no buy back clause. \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>Six year deal, medical in 48h. Boehly wanted Casadei as part of top talents strategy after Carney and Hutchinson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lDSFV6E110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/lDSFV6E110<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1559590603603820546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Having a Successful Transfer Window With More to Come<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s transfer window has thus far been more than adequate.<\/p>\n<p>With just over two weeks of the trading period left, they have signed\u00a0Raheem Sterling, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/14\/chelsea-closing-in-kalidou-koulibaly\/\" target=\"_self\">Kalidou Koulibaly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/15\/gabriel-slonina-personal-terms-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Gabriel Slonina<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/03\/carney-chukwuemeka-to-join-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Carney Chukwuemeka<\/a>, and Marc Cucurella. Koulibaly has already scored his first goal in a Chelsea shirt despite being a centre-back and was assisted by fellow new boy Cucurella. Sterling has started their first two games, seemingly an acting replacement for Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner despite being more experienced on the wings, while Chukwuemeka and Slonina were brought in more as acquisitions for the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/anthony-gordon-chelsea-everton\/\" target=\"_self\">One of the \u2018Best\u2019 Young English Talents Wants Chelsea Move After Rejected Offer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adding to this list now, the confirmation of Casadei&#8217;s move to the English capital is just a matter of time. He was wanted specifically by new owner Todd Boehly and joins Chukwuemeka and Slonina as signings made based on potential rather than current ability.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are not at all done with their transfer business for the summer though. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/chelsea-fc-transfer-news-fofana-gordon-de-jong-aubameyang-b1018808.html?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1660639437\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a>, they are still chasing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/chelsea-everton-anthony-gordon-second-bid\/\" target=\"_self\">Anthony Gordon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/wesley-fofana-personal-terms-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Wesley Fofana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/chelsea-pierre-emerick-aubemeyang-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/barcelona-frenkie-de-jong-decision-imminent\/\" target=\"_self\">Frenkie de Jong<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They have already made offers for each of the aforementioned Premier League duo, but have seen both rejected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/16\/chelsea-239-million-spending-spree\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Closing in on Incredible \u00a3239 Million Spending Spree; Includes Potential World Record Fee for Particular Position<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Stamford Bridge hierarchy are reluctant to fork out so much money for an ageing Aubameyang, despite the fact that Thomas Tuchel is very keen on him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are set to complete the signing of Cesare Casadei from Inter Milan. The midfielder, who has been compared to Stamford Bridge legend Frank Lampard, will sign a six year deal in West London after completing a medical which is scheduled to be within the next 48 hours. 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