Chelsea have agreed a £29million deal with PSV Eindhoven for Noni Madueke but have seen a £55m bid for Moises Caicedo rejected by Brighton.
Winger Madueke, 20, will complete his move on Friday but Chelsea’s hopes of adding midfield target Caicedo were dashed as Brighton rebuffed their offer and said they have no desire to sell this window.
Chelsea tried for Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma also to no avail and may now look at Barcelona’s Franck Kessie.
Chelsea have agreed a £29million deal with PSV Eindhoven for winger Noni Madueke© Provided by Daily Mail
Chelsea made their opening offer of £26.5m for Madueke last week which was rejected by the Dutch side.
They then diverted from negotiations to tie up the signing of Mykhaylo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk but returned to talks for Madueke at the start of the week and are now finalising details on fee going up to £36m for the England U21 international winger.
Chelsea have been in talks with PSV as they attempt to persuade the Dutch side to sell the England under-21 winger.
Madueke, 20, has been at PSV Eindhoven since 2018 and has four caps for England Under 21s© Provided by Daily Mail
Madueke has established himself at senior level and as one of Europe’s most promising young wide players since leaving Tottenham aged 16 to join PSV in 2018.
He is well known to Chelsea head coach Graham Potter and the recruitment staff who have followed him from Brighton – specialist Kyle Macaulay and now Stamford Bridge director of global talent and transfers Paul Winstanley – as Madueke was on their radar during the summer when they were still at the Amex.
Chelsea’s newly-appointed technical director Christopher Vivell has also shown interest in Madueke, 20, previously when he was at RB Leipzig.
Chelsea have also had a £55m bid for midfielder Moises Caicedo rejected by Brighton© Provided by Daily Mail
Having already sold Cody Gakpo to Liverpool this month PSV did not want to part with Madueke, who is fit again after an ankle injury that has disrupted his season so far.
Though PSV boss Ruud van Nistelrooy admitted his concern about their prospects of retaining another one of their stars if a big enough offer is made, with his club thought to value Madueke at around £35m.
Chelsea haven’t finished there as they remain keen to add a midfielder.
Source: msn
