{"id":633436,"date":"2024-01-02T09:39:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T14:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=633436"},"modified":"2024-01-02T09:39:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T14:39:37","slug":"chelsea-jean-clair-todibo-talks-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/02\/chelsea-jean-clair-todibo-talks-open\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;High On The Blues List&#8217;: Chelsea Pushing To Sign &#8216;Crazy&#8217; Defender Over Tottenham And Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have leaked a lot of goals halfway into the 2023\/24 Premier League season and there is a need to solidify their backline for the Blues to win more matches going forward. It looks like they might be looking to solve that by potentially signing the highly sought-after OGC Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Relegated? City and Chelsea\u2019s Lessons From Everton\u2019s Point Deduction<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RELEGATED? City and Chelsea&#039;s Lessons From Everton&#039;s Point Deduction\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WM7qfaWKdWs?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<h2>Chelsea Open Talks To Sign Jean-Clair Todibo<\/h2>\n<h3>Chelsea Face Stiff Competition For Todibo<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Santi_J_FM\/status\/1741776955983237129\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foot Mercato&#8217;s Santi Aouna<\/a> has reported that Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s side have opened talks to sign the young French centre-back in the January transfer window. He also adds that Todibo is &#8220;high on the Blues list&#8217; and that the London heavyweights are ready to fight against fellow Premier League sides for it. The journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footmercato.net\/a2103467552912394220-chelsea-et-manchester-united-relancent-la-piste-jean-clair-todibo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claims<\/a> that Chelsea are not satisfied with their defenders and are ready to open their chequebook to sign another centre-back.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/12\/06\/chelsea-roony-bardghji-transfer-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Face Competition To Sign Champions League Breakout Star<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aouna adds that Tottenham recently also made a very solid approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/12\/19\/tottenham-hotspur-jean-clair-todibo-nice-transfer-talks\/\" target=\"_self\">sign the young centre-back<\/a> and that the player himself is keen on Spurs&#8217; project too. Moreover, it is further reported that the 23-year-old remains on Manchester United&#8217;s transfer wishlist as well.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist further indicates that a move to Old Trafford is quite logical for Todibo. This is due to Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of OGC Nice, having acquired a 25% ownership stake at Manchester United and can perhaps influence the deal to sell to his own team rather than the London heavyweights.<\/p>\n<h3>Are Chelsea Looking Into Any Other Transfers?<\/h3>\n<p>The Blues are highly unlikely to go the entire January transfer window without making a single transfer. It has already been <a href=\"https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/p\/excl-whats-really-going-on-with-varanes\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that they are likely to sign a new forward in the winter transfer window, even if that player agrees to only join the club after the end of the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/11\/27\/chelsea-ousmane-diomande-transfer-links-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018My Understanding Is\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Drops Update On Chelsea Links With \u2018Enormous\u2019 Defensive Talent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After conceding 31 goals in 20 Premier League games already, Chelsea can&#8217;t be faulted for trying to sign a new centre-back. Todibo can be a solid addition to the team after impressing in Ligue 1 this season, having helped Nice keep up in the title race and keep nine clean sheets in only 14 appearances this season and has earned praise for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PV7HIgcIMg8&amp;pp=ygURSmVhbi1DbGFpciBUb2RpYm8%3D\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his &#8220;crazy&#8221;<\/a> tackling ability too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have leaked a lot of goals halfway into the 2023\/24 Premier League season and there is a need to solidify their backline for the Blues to win more matches going forward. It looks like they might be looking to solve that by potentially signing the highly sought-after OGC Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo. Watch:\u00a0Relegated? 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