{"id":626869,"date":"2023-08-22T13:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626869"},"modified":"2023-08-22T13:35:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:35:01","slug":"chelsea-plans-new-striker-revealed-elye-wahi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/22\/chelsea-plans-new-striker-revealed-elye-wahi\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano Reveals Chelsea Striker Transfer Plans After Missing Out on \u00a329 Million \u2018Clinical\u2018 Attacker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea have missed out on one of their summer transfer targets in Montpellier striker Elye Wahi, reveals\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/p\/excl-man-utd-are-not-done-yet-keep#%C2%A7the-latest-on-chelsea-and-more-french-talents\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The 20-year-old has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsfrance.com\/2023\/official-elye-wahi-signs-for-lens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ligue 1 side Lens<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Striker Plans Confirmed After Elye Wahi Blow<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Which Striker Could Chelsea Sign After Missing Out on Wahi?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano also adds that it is possible for the Premier League heavyweights to sign Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic &#8211; but that deal is on a &#8220;total stand-by&#8221; for the time being and that it can only be done if Romelu Lukaku signs for the Italian club.<\/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\/18\/chelsea-brennan-johnson-transfer-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Hold Early Talks for Brennan Johnson Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He wrote on his CaughtOffside blog: &#8220;Elye Wahi was close to joining Chelsea and then go on loan to Strasbourg. West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt also had an interest in Wahi, but he\u2019s decided to stay in Ligue 1 and join Lens \u2013 he wants to play Champions League football and gets the chance to replace Loic Openda at Lens. So it\u2019s an important deal for the French club, he\u2019s joining for \u20ac35 million (\u00a329.9 million).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Dusan Vlahovic was also linked with Chelsea recently, but he could still stay at Juventus for sure. At the moment that deal is on total stand-by and nothing is happening. Let\u2019s see what happens with Chelsea, I don\u2019t know the future but as of today, it\u2019s on total stand-by. And it\u2019s also worth emphasising that Vlahovic-Chelsea was only a possibility discussed with Romelu Lukaku as part of the deal, not without Lukaku.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: Why Liverpool and Chelsea are destroying the transfer market<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Liverpool and Chelsea are DESTROYING the Transfer Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQaiRguMTGY?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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Else Are Chelsea Working On?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blues have had a proactive summer transfer window. They broke their transfer record to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton and signed Romeo Lavia from Southampton while signing a new goalkeeper in Robert Sanchez. They are also reported to be close to signing\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11668\/12944867\/djorde-petrovic-chelsea-agree-14m-deal-to-sign-new-england-revolution-goalkeeper\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Djordje Petrovic<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from MLS side New England Revolution.<\/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\/21\/bradley-barcola-chelsea-psg\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano Confirms Exciting Chelsea Transfer Rumour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But with many fans urging for a new striker, it remains to be seen if the Blues push for Vlahovic or any other forward in the final stretch of the summer window. They have already missed out on a promising young forward in Wahi, who has been described as a &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bLt6L0v7qg8\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">clinical<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; striker in the past but still have potential options to look into improving their frontline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Image Credit:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chelsea_Football_Club,_Stamford_Bridge_(Ank_kumar)_22.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ank Kumar,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CC-BY-SA-4.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CC BY-SA 4.0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have missed out on one of their summer transfer targets in Montpellier striker Elye Wahi, reveals\u00a0Fabrizio Romano. The 20-year-old has joined Ligue 1 side Lens. [metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;] Chelsea Striker Plans Confirmed After Elye Wahi Blow Which Striker Could Chelsea Sign After Missing Out on Wahi? 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