Chelsea to battle Atlético Madrid for France international Jonathan Clauss

Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea is as soon as once more specializing in revamping their defensive choices at Stamford Bridge this summer season after the membership has been linked with curiosity in 29-year-old French worldwide right-back Jonathan Clauss.

That report comes via Goal’s Nizaar Kinsella who reported earlier that Chelsea has made preliminary contact with the Ligue 1 outfit over a possible deal for the Strasbourg-native this summer season.

? Chelsea have made preliminary contact over signing France worldwide Jonathan Clauss:

– He may change Azpilicueta
– Prices round £10m
– He helps #CFC
– Atletico additionally need him: https://t.co/3brT0o5FwK

— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) June 21, 2022

Clauss has had a breakout two years with Lens on the Stade Bollaert-Delelis since his arrival from German membership Arminia Bielefeld in the summertime of 2020, and has since risen to such home prominence that he earned his first call-up for France in March of this 12 months whereas happening to obtain 9 caps for Les Blues so far.

Chelsea must shell out simply ~£10million to safe his providers from northern France ought to a deal be struck, however they face stiff competitors from La Liga giants Atlético Madrid.

The Blues could possibly be within the driver’s seat, nonetheless, with Kinsella including that Clauss himself is a Chelsea supporter and given the Blues have to search for a alternative for veteran versatile defender César Azpilicueta this summer season, such an reasonably priced price-point for Clauss could possibly be too good to show down.

An attacking menace of notice, Clauss has bagged 8-goals and added an extra 18-assists to his stat line in simply 75-appearances for Les Sang et Or, serving to the membership to back-to-back seventh-place finishes in Ligue 1 since their return to the French high flight in 2020-21.

With such attacking qualities as a part of his profile, he can be an excellent depth choice underneath Tuchel behind Cobham academy graduate Reece James.

Provided that Qatar 2022 is quick approaching and with James all however prone to be one of many main candidates to begin for England this winter, a deal for Clauss may symbolize a wise piece of enterprise by the Stamford Bridge outfit.

This text was edited by
Ben Browning.