West Ham United are planning a £30 million bid for Chelsea starlet Armando Broja, who scored nine goals on loan at Southampton last season.
Several Premier League clubs are interested in signing Armando Broja.
Several Premier League clubs are interested in signing Armando Broja.
Chelsea are poised to play hardball with West Ham over Armando Broja, with David Moyes' side preparing a £30 million proposal for the winger.
The Hammers are looking for a new center forward and have identified Broja, who impressed while on loan at Southampton last season, as one of their top targets, with plans to put Chelsea to the test this summer.
Blues manager Thomas Tuchel is uncertain on the 20-year-old and may assess him during pre-season before deciding whether to keep him or not. According to The Guardian, Chelsea may only be persuaded to enter the bidding war if they are offered more than £40 million.
With Romelu Lukaku about to return to Inter Milan on loan and faith in Timo Werner dwindling, Broja has a decent chance of breaking into the starting lineup.
West Ham have no incentive to sell the teenager and would prefer to send him out on another loan if Tuchel deems he isn't ready for the big time yet, but given the club's long-standing interest in Declan Rice, scratching West Ham's back may be a prudent move.
David Moyes wants to bring in a new striker this summer.
David Moyes wants to bring in a new striker this summer.
Broja, who scored nine goals in all competitions for Southampton last season, is being pursued by a number of clubs, including Arsenal, Newcastle United, and Napoli, but the Saints are also interested in keeping him.
The Albanian international has been a member of Chelsea's youth system since he was nine years old.
After a disastrous return to Chelsea, Romelu Lukaku's future has been uncertain in recent months.
Lukaku played for Inter Milan for a short period, where he had some of his best successful seasons as a player. His second season at Inter, in which he scored 24 league goals, won him a return to Chelsea, where he had come through their system.
However, as previously stated, the move did not proceed as planned, and he now appears likely to leave the club after less than a year. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (via Daily Mail), a loan deal to return Lukaku to Inter has been finalised.
According to the report, the Inter Milan administration agreed to pay Chelsea a fee of £7.7 million, including bonuses, during a three-hour video chat between the two clubs.
Lukaku has expressed a desire to return to Inter, which is understandable given his prolific scoring record during his stint at the club.
Lukaku was played sparingly by Thomas Tuchel, and the Belgian did not fit into Chelsea's system.
Lukaku had his best spell playing up front with Lautaro Martinez in a two-man partnership, a formation that Chelsea rarely uses.
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