{"id":626196,"date":"2023-08-06T08:18:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T12:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626196"},"modified":"2023-08-06T08:24:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T12:24:16","slug":"chelsea-dealt-mohammed-kudus-blow-by-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/06\/chelsea-dealt-mohammed-kudus-blow-by-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Agreement Reached: Chelsea Dealt Major Blow as Premier League Rivals Agree \u00a334.5 Million Deal for &#8216;Star Boy&#8217; Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea have been dealt a major blow in their pursuit to sign Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus, whom they had\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4712439\/2023\/07\/22\/mohammed-kudus-chelsea-ajax-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reportedly<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0shown an interest in signing in recent weeks and even initiated contacts with the Dutch club over a possible transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/brighton&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Dealt Mohammed Kudus Blow by Brighton<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brighton Agree Deal for Kudus?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4751732\/2023\/08\/05\/brighton-ajax-mohammed-kudus-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Athletic&#8217;s David Ornstein<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has provided surprising breaking news regarding the 22-year-old, claiming that Brighton &amp; Hove Albion have struck an agreement in principle with the Eredivisie giants over the transfer of the midfielder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/02\/chelsea-weighing-up-dusan-vlahovic-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Weigh Up Possible Summer Move for Dusan Vlahovic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s stated that the Seagulls have agreed to pay \u00a334.5 million for him, which would make the versatile Ghana international their club-record signing, surpassing the near \u00a330 million fee they paid to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/65502319\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joao Pedro<\/a> from Watford.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ornstein claims that Kudus is close to agreeing personal terms with Brighton, who appear to have stolen a march on Chelsea by making a quick move for the Ajax star. It&#8217;s also claimed that Roberto De Zerbi personally spearheaded the pursuit &#8211; and he eyes Kudus as a key summer target.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"kqGjbQ9XRHBrMkRwPC_nUg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1247420173\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'kqGjbQ9XRHBrMkRwPC_nUg',sig:'KI4j6eVNEb9HKSbrJCGNVt365vQQuQ-r2y1i9WKbkZE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1247420173',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Is Next for Chelsea?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s side appears to have lost the race to sign the Ghanaian midfielder. It&#8217;s been\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t8P7IxCJWF8\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that the Blues remain\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/02\/chelsea-eyeing-moises-caicedo-robert-sanchez-signings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">locked in talks<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with Brighton over a potential move for midfielder Moises Caicedo, for whom they&#8217;ve already had an\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11741\/12928801\/moises-caicedo-chelsea-have-80m-second-bid-for-midfielder-rejected-by-brighton\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a380 million<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0bid rejected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/02\/chelsea-eye-potential-tyler-adams-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Consider Move for Leeds United Star as Possible Moises Caicedo Alternative<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea are likely to continue pushing to sign Caicedo after seeing Brighton pay big bucks to make a potential club-record signing. However, they are seemingly going to have to sacrifice their interest in the 22-year-old Ghana international, who was praised as a &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFCAjax\/status\/1597301199979835393\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">star boy<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; for his consistent performances at the Qatar World Cup. Kudus, who scored 18 goals and provided seven assists across all competitions for Ajax in the 2022\/23 season, could be an asset for De Zerbi as he can play in a variety of roles, including as a centre-forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Poch&#8217;s secret strategy for Chelsea success<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Poch&#039;s Secret Strategy for Chelsea Success\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1ol0guPjyE?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<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Photo Credit:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/af48wW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">JJ Hall on Flickr<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CC BY-NC 2.0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have been dealt a major blow in their pursuit to sign Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus, whom they had\u00a0reportedly\u00a0shown an interest in signing in recent weeks and even initiated contacts with the Dutch club over a possible transfer. 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