Transfer News: Chelsea receive price tag for Lille striker Jonathan David
According to Goal (h/t The Express) and Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports Germany (h/t Football.London), Chelsea have been told how much it would take to land Lille striker Jonathan David ahead of the summer transfer window. performances.
The Blues have already expressed their interest in signing David. The player is apparently eager to leave the French club next summer and in another boost for the Blues, a move to Bundesliga has been ruled out due to a potential transfer being too expensive.
It is also claimed that the 22-year-old has not been engaged in any transfer talks with Newcastle United. Moreover, he only wants to move to a club where he can play in the Champions League next season. It is touted that the West London side could get their hands on him for around €45-55million.
Should we sign him?
The Canadian has been sensational in front of goal this season and has arguably been carrying his side’s attack during their disappointing slump. He has netted 16 times this campaign from 35 matches across all competitions and given his age, he is yet to really reach the prime years of his career.
The Ligue 1 prospect could be much-needed competition for Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku, with both strikers failing to impress under Thomas Tuchel when it comes to their goal-scoring rate. The fact that the duo was left on the bench in the Carabao Cup final vs Liverpool says a lot about their place in our club’s pecking order.
The valuation for David can be considered expensive, but the lack of a release clause and the player’s talent has warranted an amount in that region. Moreover, with him eager to leave Stade Pierre Mauroy and Chelsea arguably favourites apart from Liverpool and Manchester City to make the top 4 this season, we are arguably in a favourable position to land him.
We went with Werner and Lukaku in back-to-back summer transfer windows. Potentially signing David would be no short of a risk because the former was doing very well at RB Leipzig and the latter led Inter Milan to their first Scudetto in over a decade last season.
Hence, a player’s form for his current club doesn’t guarantee that they would be a hit for us at the Bridge. But then again, this would be a reason enough for us to never pursue a player ever again, which is an impossible situation. David, in that regard, looks like a risk worth taking.
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A move to Germany getting ruled out also favours us since it reduces the potential competition that we would face in the future for the player. It will be interesting to see what stance the board takes regarding David ahead of the summer transfer window. Let’s hope that they set themselves in their best possible manner if we end up needing his services next season.