According to a certain claim, one of Chelsea Football Club's targets could be secured in a cut-price deal. Importantly, the €40m-rated man was the Championship Player of the Season - so his pedigree is undeniable. Will the Blues commit to brining Leeds United's Crysencio Summerville to Stamford Bridge? Or will the winger remain at Elland Road or be sold to another giant team?
Meanwhile there have been revelations concerning CFC's transfer plans. In fact, rumours are fairly incisive from one source in particular. We can expect further Chels' acquisitions; which will be music to the west London outfit's support, I am sure. To be precise, a first-choice striker is desired by Enzo Maresca.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca seeks new goalscorer on Fulham Road
The Blues' 'order of business' has been revealed and discussed by one footballing outlet on Wednesday. It is suggested that chairman Todd Boehly, along with sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, wish for attacking reinforcements.
Where does this leave Nicolas Jackson, will the Senegalese forward leave or be an understudy on Fulham Road? Well, I wasn't fully convinced by anything Jackson did last season, to be brutally honest. Although he did end up performing much better than I presumed he would.
Nevertheless, Jackson will likely be a back-up for the upcoming campaign; Maresca will probably use the Senegal international as a League Cup and Europa Conference League starter. The latter might even begin FA Cup games, perhaps. Yet he will seemingly be a substitute in the Premier League.
We can adjudge this because of the manager's decision to obtain a new centre forward; if not by Jackson's uneven form in 2023/24. The ex-Villarreal star will be a quality squad player, in my opinion. The 23-year-old could also prove me wrong again by retaining a place in the Blues starting lineup.
Agreement for Crysencio Summerville which vastly favours Blues over Leeds United can be reached
I know that not all CFC supporters are sold on the idea of signing Summerville. However, I believe that he could potentially become one of those truly special wingers. Still only 22-years-old, he has time to evolve and blossom into a devastatingly talented footballer
Summerville absolutely terrorised Championship defences last term. There is potential for him to carry that form and calibre into the more testing arena of EPL football. But what does speculation state? Is Summerville on his way to the Bridge? It's worth a punt at that fee:
"The 22-year-old registered 19 goals and nine assists across 43 Championship games last term and was named Player of the Season in the second-tier.
Leeds’ biggest star now looks set for a step up to the top-flight and according to new reports from Foot Mercato, Chelsea might be able to snap him up more cheaply than they previously anticipated.
They claim that Summerville is actually more likely to cost around €20m – which would be around £16.8m – almost halving his previous reported price of £30m."