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Chelsea reportedly getting closer to getting Leicester City left-back, Ben Chilwell. The price is considered to be compatible.
Chelsea is still shopping for players, especially in the defense sector. There were 54 conceded times in the 2019/2020 season yesterday, so it’s a bad record, namely the most in the top 10 of the top flight Premier League.
Ben Chilwell, left back Leicester City This is the most widely rumored Chelsea signing since the last few seasons. Ben Chilwell is said to be a capable left back.
The English player is still young, still 23 years old. No doubt, the Blues really wanted to get his signature, which the manager Frank Lampard also likes to use the services of young players.
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Reporting from Mirror, Chelsea is reportedly one step away from getting Ben Chilwell. That was after the Chelsea Board of Directors, Marina Granovskaia, approved the purchase figures for the player.
Marina Granovskaia is ready to offer money in the amount of 50 million pounds or the equivalent of Rp. 969 billion. That figure is actually still below the figure requested by Leicester City, which is 80 million pounds or the equivalent of Rp. 1.5 trillion.
However, in the midst of this pandemic situation, Leicester is considered to be able to soften. The numbers offered Chelsea also quite big.
Ben Chilwell will be a replacement for Marcos Alonso at the left back sector. Marcos Alonso and Emerson, two Chelsea left-backs are reportedly ready to be released in the transfer window this summer.
Chilwell himself is a graduate of the Leicester academy. The 2019/2020 season yesterday, he started 27 times in the Premier League.
His new contract will expire in 2024. During his time with The Foxes, he has played 123 times in all competitions.
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