Chelsea has approached Brighton to inquire about two players prior to the threatening Deadline of January transfer, a report claimed.
The blues, who have splashed more than £ 1 billion on new players since the arrival of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital in 2022. Manchester City.
Brighton -Players have proved popular goals for Chelsea in recent years, with the current first team stars Marc Cucurella (£ 62 million), Robert Sanchez (£ 25 million) and British record transfer Moises Caicedo (£ 115 million) all of whom are members of the West London Club of the Seagulls since 2022.
In addition to sorting out a total of £ 202 million on the ex-Brighton stars, Chelsea also attracted former head coach Graham Potter of the Amex in 2022, before he fired him seven months later.
The blues have now reportedly inquired about both Carlos Baleba and Georginio Rutter prior to the Deadline of January, who became a member of the seagulls respectively in the summer of 2023 and 2024.
In many ways, Baleba has replaced the role of Caicedo as a midfield anchor on the south coast and impresses during his 18 Premier League performances so far this season.
Rutter has meanwhile settled as an important team player under Fabian Hurzeler, who lies 13 starts and nine more performances from the bank on his debut Premier League campaign on the Amex.
Despite the fact that he sold a large number of players to the blues earlier in the past, Brighton seems to have given the West -London club a clear 'no' on this opportunity, according to Chelsea journalist Simon Phillips.
The Chiefs of Stamford Bridge will probably have to shop elsewhere to strengthen their team for the Deadline of January, with Alejandro Garnacho by Manchester United and Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich among those connected to a move to the blues.
Chelsea must also decide what to do with extraordinary stars Christopher Nunku, Joao Felix and Axel Disasi, who have all been interested in top clubs in recent days.
Man United looks at a movement for NUKUNKU, while Aston Villa has shown interest in securing the services of both Felix and Disasi.
Those who made the switch from Brighton to Chelsea have experienced very different chapters at Stamford Bridge since he has been signed on the dotted line.
Cucurella, who arrived for £ 62 million in 2022 after he was connected to a move to Manchester City, was branded a flop and fell early in his blues career for Ben Chilwell, before he found his place on the left and settled as one of Enzo Marescas Most consistent artists.
Despite the fact that he is also confronted with criticism shortly after his arrival, Caicedo is now generally considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League, who offers Chelsea physicality and control in the engine room.
Sanchez has struggled lately and was the most important culprit during the victory of Manchester City on the Blues last Saturday.
The Spanish keeper stormed out of his goal and noticed that he was stranded with the score at 1-1, giving it the chance to easily keep the ball in the back of the net.
Gary Neville closed the decision -making of the goalkeeper both during and after the game.
“What does the goalkeeper do?” Neville said on a commentary obligation. “Why is he there? Such a bad, bad decision. '
Later on the Gary Neville Podcast, the man United -legend added: 'We have to talk about the keeper. That would not have been a goal if the goalkeeper is not 25 meters from his line on the edge of the box.
“What does he do? I mean, he makes a lot of mistakes and I remember a few years ago that I was quite heavy in Liverpool when he got through and made mistakes.
'Liverpool was a team that grew to a point where they could win the title, but they would not have won a title with Karius in the net because he made too many mistakes.
'It's too important a position and I think Chelsea will have to look at their goalkeeper right now.
'It is clear because he makes way too many mistakes, week in week out. He gets away with it for a few weeks, but today he didn't get away with it. It was a mini -turning point in the game. '
Mail Sport reported on Sunday that Maresca, who was in the aftermath of the defeat of Saturday, weighs whether he should drop his no. 1 for the clash of Chelsea with West Ham on Stamford Bridge next Monday.
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