{"id":625473,"date":"2023-07-22T07:52:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T11:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625473"},"modified":"2023-07-22T07:52:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T11:52:37","slug":"chelsea-interested-kylian-mbappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/22\/chelsea-interested-kylian-mbappe\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Now Taking Steps to Sign \u2018Unstoppable\u2019 Star After He Was Left Out of Preseason Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabriceHawkins\/status\/1682691203639197696\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrice Hawkins<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from RMC Sport, Chelsea are interested in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/18\/football\/kylian-mbappe-best-player-qatar-2022-messi-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unstoppable<\/a>&#8221; French superstar\u00a0Kylian Mbappe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Journalist Reveals Chelsea Interest in Kylian Mbappe<\/h2>\n<h3>Chelsea Struggle for Goals<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/02\/chelsea-lineup-next-season-formation-starting-lineup\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> struggled throughout last season to score goals, with many players out of form. The managerial merry-go-round at Stamford Bridge last season seemed to be a factor in the Blue&#8217;s struggle for continuity last campaign. New manager Mauricio Pochettino has signed Christopher Nkunku and Nicholas Jackson to work alongside Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk and solve the club&#8217;s goalscoring woes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/21\/chelsea-eye-marc-guehi-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Considering Move for \u00a350 Million-Rated \u2018Absolute Tank\u2019 Following Defensive Blow<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea have been blessed throughout recent years with fantastic individual players joining the club, with Eden Hazard and Gianfranco Zola wowing the Stamford Bridge faithful. Mbappe has emerged as the possible next superstar to entertain Chelsea fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Paris Saint-Germain have decided to leave the French international out of their preseason tour due to the club&#8217;s belief Mbappe wants to see out the remainder of his contract and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4710972\/2023\/07\/22\/kylian-mbappe-psg-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">join Real Madrid on a free transfer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0next summer. The update from Hawkins, mentions Chelsea are studying the feasibility of signing the French superstar. The news from Hawkins confirms another English club are also interested.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: <\/strong>Last Word on Football\u2019s video explaining how Chelsea could line up next season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rebuild Needed - How Mauricio Pochettino Will SAVE Chelsea\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VaSiVa4NgKQ?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Future for Mbappe and Interest From Saudi Arabia<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mbappe signed a two-year extension last summer that included an option to keep the Frenchman in Paris for the 2024\/25 season. This extension is only viable if Mbappe triggers it, the French giants have set a deadline for July 31 this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to a report from\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4710972\/2023\/07\/22\/kylian-mbappe-psg-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Athletic<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Mbappe informed the French champions last month that he will not be extending his stay beyond the 2023\/24 campaign. Hawkins also mentions in his update that despite Chelsea not making an offer at this time, Al-Hilal are prepared to offer Mbappe \u00a3346 million over two years, with a transfer fee of \u00a3173 million for the French club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: Pexels (Attribution not required)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Fabrice Hawkins\u00a0from RMC Sport, Chelsea are interested in &#8220;unstoppable&#8221; French superstar\u00a0Kylian Mbappe. [metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;] Journalist Reveals Chelsea Interest in Kylian Mbappe Chelsea Struggle for Goals Chelsea struggled throughout last season to score goals, with many players out of form. 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