“My understanding” – Fabrizio Romano gives verdict on Chelsea transfer pursuit

Chelsea had one of their busiest ever transfer windows this summer, investing heavily in the squad and replacing a number of departing players.

There was an emphasis to sort out the defence, as well as the attack, with the latter being left until the final moments of the window when Pierre Emerick Aubameyang arrived at the club.

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Chelsea were also linked heavily with a number of other attackers, one of which was Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United. His future was being questioned all summer, and Chelsea’s name was consistently mentioned as a potential option for him to go to.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has been reporting his info on that situation in his latest Substack newsletter.

He confirms again that Todd Boehly wanted to sign Ronaldo this summer, but manager Thomas Tuchel didn’t want him, and of course, he was being backed.

But will Chelsea go back in for him in January? Romano says: “My understanding at the moment is that there is no talk about Cristiano Ronaldo as Chelsea are busy with different priorities, including the new director. That means it’s too early to know about Chelsea’s intentions for January,” Romano said.

“As I said on my recent YouTube video, Todd Boehly wanted Cristiano Ronaldo, but Thomas Tuchel was very clear on more than one occasion that he had no intention to go for Cristiano Ronaldo. He was offered to Chelsea, but also to Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid.”