CHELSEA TRANSFER NEWS: The Blues To Return With Second Bid For Striker After Rejected £24 million Offer

Chelsea have shown fresh interest in the Striker Elye Wahi after they tried to sign him last summer but their move failed.

Previous Bid and Lens Performance

Blues had earlier bid £24 million for Wahi when he was at Montpellier but the bid was turned down, which forced his move to Lens for a club record £30 million in August last year.

With so many movements expected at the club this summer, another Chelsea player have had move away from the club breakdown as Chelsea continue to find difficulty offloading their star man according to SportsBuddy.

Chelsea has been linked with several strikers this summer as they couldn’t rely so much on Nicolas Jackson’s numbers..

Despite adding Marc Guiu from Barcelona, a recent report from SportsBuddy revealed that the London club have approached Atletico Madrid for Super Eagles eligible striker.

The 21-year-old scored 12 goals in all competitions in his first season with the Ligue 2 side Lens. He did not create as much of a splash as was expected, but his capabilities are still strong.

Renewed Pursuit and Competition

The Blues are still interested in signing Wahi and they have contacted Lens to find out whether the player is willing to join a new team and how much it will cost to sign him.

However, another club has reportedly shown more interest in the French striker making the Blues facing stiff competition.

Recalling his nearly transfer to Chelsea last year Wahi stated that he was closer to joining Frankfurt to replace Randal Kolo Muani who signed with PSG.

“I didn’t want to go to Chelsea just for the sake of it,” Wahi said to L’Equipe. ‘Frankfurt was closer, more so than Chelsea.

I spoke with the manager there. He speaks French and that was important for me. They had to wait for Randal Kolo Muani’s departure and waiting for it was too complicated. I don’t have any regrets. ‘