Chelsea don’t particularly look in need of attacking options at the moment, given last summer’s spending, but that won’t stop the rumour mill linking them with whoever is around.
In this case it’s Antoine Griezmann, as Barcelona desperately look to shrink their wage budget.
SportWitness have translated quotes from Catalan paper sport which you can see below.
In the piece it’s mentioned that Chelsea – along with Juve, Atletico and Man City, are waiting for information about the forward, with the Blues “the most active” in recent days.
The issue may be the France star’s personal preference – it’s made very clear that he would favour a move back to Atletico Madrid, and given Barcelona are going to need to move him as soon as possible, they might have to simply go with the option that helps move the deal along as quickly as possible.
Either way, Chelsea will be watching with interest.
