According to reports, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is not excited about the prospect of signing Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain.
PSG are willing to sell the 30-year-old this summer after a difficult season in which fans booed the Brazilian at the Parc des Princes following their Champions League exit in March.
However, due to his annual salary of €43 million (£36.4 million) before bonuses, Neymar's departure is a difficult prospect.
Chelsea is one of the few clubs that could afford to sign Neymar, and the club's new co-owner, Todd Boehly, has held talks about bringing the Brazilian international to Stamford Bridge.
According to the Evening Standard, Tuchel is 'lukewarm' about having Neymar in his squad.
According to the report, Tuchel is also opposed to Chelsea signing Cristiano Ronaldo because he prefers a more fluid attack.
Tuchel's stance on Neymar, whom he has already managed at PSG, is said to be changing later in the window if Chelsea fail to strengthen their attack.
At Paris Saint-Germain, Thomas Tuchel collaborated closely with Neymar.
At Paris Saint-Germain, Thomas Tuchel collaborated closely with Neymar (EPA)
Tuchel is about to add Raheem Sterling to his squad after Chelsea agreed to a £47.5 million fee with Manchester City.
Sterling has already completed part of his medical and could join his new Chelsea teammates on their pre-season tour in the United States later this week.
In other news, despite agreeing a £55 million deal with Leeds United weeks ago, Chelsea are set to miss out on signing Raphinha.
Barcelona is said to have made a £63 million bid for Raphinha, who has been hoping to move to Camp Nou.
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John Terry believes Manchester City will win the 2022/23 Premier League title over Liverpool, according to a post on his Instagram story.
The Chelsea legend went on to say that the current champions are 'too good,' and that the addition of Erling Haaland will be 'huge.'
Manchester City has dominated the English domestic stage over the last five years, winning four of the last five titles, with only Liverpool standing in their way of complete dominance.
Despite Chelsea's recent takeover, Arsenal's summer transfer window activity, and Tottenham's resurgence under Antonio Conte.
Many people still expect the usual suspects, Manchester City and Liverpool, to compete for the Premier League title at the end of the 2022/23 season.
Terry has been there many times, including when defending the Premier League title, when asked who he thinks will win the league this season.
"Man City are far too good in my opinion," Terry said. Haaland will be extremely beneficial to them.
Pep Guardiola led his team to the Premier League title last season in spectacular fashion.
The fact that the champions have added more firepower since then only adds to the opposition's sleepless nights.
Jurgen Klopp has assembled the best team to prevent Man City's dominance from reaching six.
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