Chelsea beat Man Utd to the signing of Geovany Quenda

• The Blues have also heavily link with another Sporting CP player
• Enzo Maresca has reportedly laid out his demands for more attacking options

The widely rumoured transfer of Geovany Quenda is expecte the first of multiple attacking additions for Chelsea this summer.

The Blues have had little time to soak up the satisfaction of beating Manchester United to Quenda’s signature before focus shifts to further recruits. One of the main reasons why Chelsea were able to convince Sporting CP to sell them เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง their prodigious 17-year-old was the club’s willingness to let Quenda stay in Lisbon for the duration of next season.

There has also increasing confidence in a deal for Sporting’s defensive midfielder Dario Essugo, who would arrive at Stamford Bridge this summer. The latest to report that Chelsea have struck a verbal agreement with the 20-year-old and are negotiating with Sporting over a fee worth in the region of €22m (£18.6m).

But that is not where Chelsea’s recruitment drive ends.

That the Blues are also planning to sign a new striker this summer. Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu are currently sidelined with muscular injuries. Although neither have proven consistently prolific in England’s top flight.

Chelsea have link with Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface. Who would be available for a reduced sum worth roughly €50m (£42m). The likes of Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak and another Sporting CP player – Viktor Gyokeres have also floated. Other clubs appear better placed than Chelsea in the race for those strikers.