{"id":617311,"date":"2022-09-01T09:41:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T13:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617311"},"modified":"2022-09-01T09:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T13:46:21","slug":"chelsea-target-josko-gvardiol-rb-leipzig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/chelsea-target-josko-gvardiol-rb-leipzig\/","title":{"rendered":"After Huge Offer: Chelsea Target Pens New Deal With Current Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/chelsea-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-transfer-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> have been hugely outgoing since the arrival of American investor Todd Boehly. The Blues have been keen to make a couple of landmark signings in the defensive third, but here is one that got away. Josko Gvardiol has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/02\/chelsea-josko-gvardiol-timo-werner\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea target<\/a> for a while now but there is no move to be made. The RB Leipzig man has just <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RBLeipzig_EN\/status\/1565278218810277890?t=TC_Z1fRDq_eDkpx4BGhq4Q&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed a new contract<\/a> with the Bundesliga club.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chelsea Target Has Decided His Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\u270d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JO%C5%A0KO2027?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#JO\u0160KO2027<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol has signed a one-year contract extension until 2027! \ud83d\udccb<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34\u26aa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreLeipzig?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WeAreLeipzig<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5HPsVNOXUD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5HPsVNOXUD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RBLeipzig_EN\/status\/1565278218810277890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Building on Strong Foundations In Germany<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Josko Gvardiol, despite being just 20, has attracted huge interest from Premier League outfits. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/tottenham-hotspur-leeds-united-daniel-james\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/report-chelsea-in-advanced-talks-to-sign-20-year-old-wanted-by-spurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pursuing the Croat<\/a> but it seemed that their London rivals were going to win out. With deadline day now upon us, the Chelsea target has signed a new, bumper deal with RB Leipzig.<\/p>\n<p>Having been born in Zagreb, it was in the capital of Croatia where he began his career. After just one season with the first team, he earned the move to Germany. Leipzig did loan him back to Dinamo Zagreb for a single season but when he got the chance to play in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/07\/bundesliga-transfers-2022-2023\/\" target=\"_self\">Bundesliga<\/a>, he grasped it with both hands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/chelsea-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-transfer-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Medical Scheduled\u2019: Chelsea Have \u2018Virtually Signed\u2019 Exceptional 581-Appearance Star on Deadline Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the departures of<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/05\/28\/ibrahima-konate-liverpool-2\/\" target=\"_self\"> Ibrahim Konate<\/a> and Dayot Upamecano to Liverpool and Bayern Munich respectively, Gvardiol had a natural path into the starting line-up.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/31\/european-players-to-watch-2022-23\/\" target=\"_self\">Frenchman Mohamed Simakan<\/a>, the Leipzig man has thrived, with the pair proving to be formidable. At a combined age of only 42, this is once again evidence of the wonders of this Red Bull system. This new deal, a one-year extension, will keep with the club until 2027. To make matters worse for the Blues, if they do want to go back in for the Croatian international, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1565280995456303106\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">there is no release clause.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1564665541213708288?t=0fWElCe6v1FjkUPBpEVejw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea reportedly offered \u00a377 million<\/a> for the defender, but this was rejected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive: Chelsea are in advanced talks with RB Leipzig to sign Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol! Deal would be completed now but with Gvardiol staying at RB Leipzig, he\u2019d join Chelsea in June 2023. \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>Official proposal submitted today around \u20ac90m. Negotiations ongoing on clubs side. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3HKoSIjcyN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3HKoSIjcyN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1564665541213708288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Not the Only Chelsea Target<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As previously mentioned, the side from West London aren\u2019t holding back in this window. Kalidou Koulibaly was the headline signing for the backline, but <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/official-chelsea-sign-wesley-fofana\/\" target=\"_self\">Wesley Fofana<\/a>\u2019s arrival is equally as mouth-watering. The 21-year-old doesn\u2019t have a single French cap to his name and suffered an awful injury last term, thus the sizable fee involved has raised a lot of eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Out with the old and in with the new when it comes to Fofana and also Ajax man <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/chelsea-push-for-key-target-alvarez\/\" target=\"_self\">Edson Alvarez<\/a>, Marcos Alonso being one of the more senior names who has been linked with a move away. Alongside the Mexican from Ajax, former Arsenal man <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/chelsea-close-to-agreement-pierre-emerick-aubameyang\/\" target=\"_self\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a> is still spoken about as a Chelsea target in these final hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have been hugely outgoing since the arrival of American investor Todd Boehly. The Blues have been keen to make a couple of landmark signings in the defensive third, but here is one that got away. Josko Gvardiol has been a Chelsea target for a while now but there is no move to be made. 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