Chelsea will look to sell some players before strengthening to help Mauricio Pochettino push on.
Manchester City have included impressive Chelsea youngster Ian Maatsen in their list of potential summer signings, LondonWorld has been exclusively told. The 21-year-old is currently out on loan at German side Dortmund where he’s helped the team reach the final of the Champions League for the first time since the 90s.
Pep Guardiola’s side are expected to strengthen again in the summer and have identified the diminutive yet effective Maatsen who has interest from other clubs according to his father Edward in an interview with Dutch side Voetbal International.
He said: “We have more options besides Chelsea and Dortmund, but Dortmund has proven to be a good restart. And look which guys come from there… [Jude] Bellingham, [Erling] Haaland.”
The left-back has a Champions League final to play at Wembley but according to a report by TBR Football, and cited by TEAMtalk, City have ‘scouted’ the Chelsea left-back severally already including sending people out to keep an eye on in during the Champions League semi-final against PSG.
Chelsea looking to end the season on a high
Chelsea have finally come into form and still have a chance of finishing sixth, It would ensure they get Europa League football. That would be a great achievement given the number of injuries they have suffered this season and the amount of number of young players they have signed in the last two transfer windows.
There are also strong reports that the likes of Maatsen, Conor Gallagher, Trevoh Chalobah and Omari Hutchinson could all be sold to raise funds and make pure profit if they receive the right offer.
Hutchinson has been asked to return to Cobham for pre-season before a decision is made on his long-term future with Ipswich Town keen to sign him on a permanent deal.
