Chelsea plot mega-money move for Rafael Leao following Raphinha disappointment

Chelsea are plotting a sensational swoop for AC Milan ahead Rafael Leao following their disappointment over a transfer for Raphinha.

The Blues have been left excessive and dry by the Leeds United winger, after it appeared that that they had snatched a deal away from London rivals Arsenal, solely to see Barcelona in flip snatch the Brazilian from Thomas Tuchel’s facet, with a deal anticipated quickly.

Raphinha scenario. Leeds are nonetheless ready for Barcelona to submit the official proposal after the verbal bid improved on Sunday evening: €72m whole bundle. It’s the ultimate however key step. ?? #FCB

Raphinha, optimistic – he has been pushing throughout the weekend. pic.twitter.com/w1tPJyPvXc

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 11, 2022

Consequently, Chelsea have been compelled to pivot to alternate options, and Rafael Leao is alongside Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry on the prime of their record, in line with the London Evening Standard.

A deal for Gnabry might show difficult on account of his former Arsenal connections, which has reportedly seen him flip down negotiations with the Blues regardless of solely having a yr left on his deal, leaving Leao as the present front-running possibility.

Is a deal attainable?

The Portuguese winger is coming off a improbable season, by which he grabbed 11 targets and 10 assists as he helped AC Milan to the Serie A title, so wouldn’t come low cost.

He at the moment has a launch clause set at £127m, together with his present facet attempting to tie him right down to a brand new deal that might get rid of that possibility for departure.

Nevertheless, Chelsea are regarded as eager to make use of Milan’s curiosity in Hakim Ziyech to discover a attainable deal for the 23-year-old. Whether or not or not it could be sufficient to tempt the San Siro facet into promoting is unclear, and it could nonetheless possible take a large bid to even carry them to the desk.

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Premier League desk

#	Staff	MP	D	P
1	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
2	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
3	Aston Villa	0	0	0
4	Brentford FC	0	0	0
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
6	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
7	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
8	Everton FC	0	0	0
9	Fulham FC	0	0	0
10	Leeds United	0	0	0
11	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
13	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
14	Manchester United	0	0	0
15	Newcastle United	0	0	0
16	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0	0
18	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
19	West Ham United	0	0	0
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0

Participant	Staff	Targets
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Staff	Crimson Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Staff	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6