Chelsea is ready to hijack Arsenal's transfer order from Viktor Gyokeres, suggest reports.
Arsenal reportedly had submitted a formal offer in the £ 62 million region to land the sporty Lisbon aas.
However, a new report from the Portuguese Outlet record has claimed that London -Rivalen Chelsea has now entered the race to land the Swede.
The blues are said to have submitted a formal investigation about buying the striker.
This is only a few hours after the club has won the Conference League by beating Real Betis 4-1.
Gyokeres, 26, scored 97 goals and added 28 assists in 102 games for the sport since he came to Coventry in 2023.
Indeed, this season his record of 54 goals in all competitions places him as Europe's highest goal scorer, with 12 goals more than Kylian Mbappe's and Robert Lewandowski's respective count of 42 each.
Chelsea waited until after the final of the Conference League in Wroclaw, Poland, to activate their movement in the transfer market.
Blues Transfer Chiefs want to get a deal quickly for a new bait for the club World Cup.
Ipswich Town star Liam Delap is also in conversation, although he is also being chased by Manchester United, Newcastle and Everton.
Chelsea's count of 64 goals in the Premier League marked them as the joint seventh highest scorers.
Four players made it double digits for the season, although only Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson managed to break double digits in the competition.
The side of Enzo Maresca is matched in their pursuit of gyokeres by Italian giant Juventus.
However, the Chelsea shopping list for a new attacker has been expanded.
In addition to Gyokees and Delap, they are linked to movements for Victor Osimhen, Benjamin Sesko and Hugo Ekitike.
Chelsea, together with Arsenal and Europa League winners Tottenham, have also had the opportunity to sign Leroy Sane for free.
In the case of Arsenal, they were the third highest goal scorers in the top flight last season, but not one player broke double figures for them in the competition.
The Gunners are expected to complete a transfer for midfielder Martin Zubimendi in the coming days while they continue to chase.