Even prior to his official appointment as the head coach of the Chelsea, Enzo Maresca is having an impact on the clubs transfer strategies. Both the club chiefs have been identified as Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart and they saw off to Spain to put the final touches on the deal.
The ex-Leicester City manager has penned down a deal with the West London side until 2029 even if some conditions still remain in the talk. Although Maresca has no Premier League experience, Chelsea’s hierarchy, spearheaded by Todd Boehly, are placing a huge bet while expecting a similar history to Arsenal under Mikel Arteta, another Guardiola student.
Maresca could take five members of his coaching team to west London and will probably pursue the signings of Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester midfielder Kieran Dewsbury-Hall and FC Nordsjælland midfielder Mads Hermansen, who are going to fit perfectly into his tactical plans.
Recognizing the need for players that meet his requirements, Maresca has already identified three priority positions for Chelsea: defender, playmaker, and attacker.
Thus, The Telegraph suggests that Chelsea intends to refresh these positions in summer transfers. In the current days the club has been connected to various options especially for the post of a goalkeeper.
Filip Jorgensen of Villarreal has been identified hence Chelsea have sought to know the terms that could precede his signing. Newcastle United has also been linked with the youngster and the player may well be on his way to St James Park, especially if his asking price of about £17 million will be paid.
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For the same, Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez has captured the attention of Chelsea FC within a year of his £15. Flipside to forward, Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig is being eyed for signing given that Victor Osimhen is deemed expensive.
Leipzig wants Sesko to stay and the club has endeavored to renew his contract that states a £55 million release clause. It will also emerge that Chelsea is one of the clubs likely to be in the list of teams interested in the Slovenian international.
Arsenal has also been mentioned as interested in Sesko and as per transfer news from Fiorentina expert, Fabrizio Romano, the player has been told to either join this summer or sign a new contract. Maresca’s eagerness to actively search for players to transfer makes him prepared to build Chelsea to fit his tactical strategy.
Therefore, the choice of Maresca and acquisition of these players shows that Chelsea implemented a well-planned approach to construct a squad to compete effectively. The probable tactical setup of the team largely rests on the performance of the club in the transfer market especially due to the new head coach.
