Chelsea London wants to transfer the pair of defenders Araujo for 150,000,000 euros

Chelsea are preparing two big moves for the mercato period of the winter, out of a desire to strengthen their defensive compartment. Ronald Araujo and Jules Kounde are targeted, none other than the Barcelona defenders.

To make sure he gets their signatures this time, Todd Boehly – the American who drives the destinies of the London band – put 150,000,000 euros on the table. An apparently irresistible offer, especially given the conditions in which the Catalans have not escaped their financial problems.

Chelsea ‘break the bank’ for Araujo and Kounde. Offer of 150,000,000 euros

Priced at 70,000,000 euros, according to specialist websites, Araujo wears the Barcelona shirt from 2020 and is one of the main pieces. He scored 150 matches in total, even managing to add his name to the scorers’ list five times.

On the other hand, Kounde plays for the Blaugrana squad from 2022 and can boast of 106 matches, in which he scored four times. It is currently valued at 55,000,000 euros.

Julian Nagelsmann considers both of them indispensable, even if until now he could not count on the services of the Frenchman due to an injury. It remains to be seen what chance of success Chelsea’s proposal will have.

Enzo Maresca revitalized the team

Under Enzo Maresca, Chelsea are slowly but surely becoming a force in the Premier League again. This despite the fact that the match at Leicester’s ground was won with emotions, score 2-1.

The “Blues” opened the scoring in the 15th minute, through Nicolas Jackson, to double their advantage in the 75th minute, after Hermansen’s wrong rejection, which Enzo Fernandez took advantage of. It looked as if nothing could happen until the final whistle, but Jordan Ayew converted a 11-yard shot in the 90+5th minute, much to the displeasure of the Italian coach, who was not shy about warning his students afterwards.

“I think we played well overall and deserved the win. We still have a lot to learn though, because we were a bit shallow in the last ten minutes of the first half, which led to us losing control of the game. Up until that point, we had thirty minutes in our favor, but then we started making mistakes.

I can’t help but note Nicolas Jackson’s fantastic performances since we started playing with a stable first 11. The world usually focuses on the goals and assists, overlooking how well Jackson does, but also the pressing he does. And Enzo Fernandez played very well, he gave himself a nice present for his birthday”, said Enzo Maresca.