Chelsea step up pursuit of Sporting Lisbon’s £67m Victor Gyokeres understudy
Chelsea are intereste in exploring a move for Viktor Gyokeres’ understudy at Sporting Lisbon, Conrad Harder.
After an impressive start to the season, which saw เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง them briefly mentione as Premier League title contenders, Chelsea have fallen back into the chasing back withtwo wins in their last two games.
Despite a 2-1 win over West Ham, questions are still being aske about Enzo Maresca’s side, with the Blues lacking the same attacking fluency with which they starte the season.
Nicolas Jackson has not score a goal since mid-December, Victor Gyokeres while the attacking trio of Noni Madueke, Pedro Neto and Jadon Sancho have just three goals combine since the turn of the year.
The Blues opte against bringing in attacking reinforcements in January, instead letting versatile forward Joao Felix depart Stamford Bridge on loan to AC Milan.
However, the west London club are expecte to head back into the transfer market in the summer as they hunt for attacking reinforcements to bolster Maresca’s squad.
A centre forward to compete with Jackson is likely to be a high priority, with reporting that. Chelsea are intereste in Sporting striker Harder.
The club have already sent scouts to Portugal to watch Harder who has starte the last four games as Gyokeres continues his comeback from a minor injury.
19-year-old Harder has seen his minutes limite due to Victor Gyokeres the form of Sporting’s talismanic Swede but has still manage to notch up 11 goals in all competitions this season.
And while Gyokeres is prime to attract a host of offers from top clubs this summer, Harder will also command a significant fee given that the forward has a €80m (£67m) release clause in his contract.
Harder is yet to be cappe at senior international level for Denmark but has playe twice for his country’s Under 21 side.
The youngster, who signed from Danish club Nordsjaelland last summer, has also linke to Manchester United in a move that would see him reuinted with former boss Ruben Amorim.
Amorim has linke with signing several players from his former club, with a seperate reports suggesting that United have already reache an agreement to sign Geovany Quenda at the end of the season.