Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino could possibly be poised to sting former membership Tottenham by snapping up certainly one of their precedence targets forward of Ange Postecoglou this summer season, in accordance with stories. The Blues have been the Premier League's greatest spenders within the final two switch home windows and are extensively anticipated to splash the money once more over the approaching months to enhance their ranks for the marketing campaign forward.

The goalkeeping place is believed to be an space of concern for Chelsea prematurely of subsequent season, with the futures of Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy stated to be unsure as issues stand. It was lately reported that each gamers had been put up on the market by Pochettino, who is claimed to be gearing up for a serious reshuffle between the sticks over the approaching weeks.

Inter Milan stopper Andre Onana has lately been linked with a transfer to Stamford Bridge this summer season, however the Evening Standard claims that he is not going to be becoming a member of the Blues after they dropped their preliminary early-stage curiosity in securing his signature. Their resolution to miss Onana might see Brentford wantaway David Raya emerge as a possible goal, with the report claiming that the Spaniard is certainly one of a number of choices into account in west London.

Raya is extensively anticipated to depart Brentford earlier than the beginning of the brand new season and is assumed to haven't any scarcity of suitors from elsewhere in England, with a few of the Premier League's greatest golf equipment stated to be eager on touchdown the 27-year-old. Manchester United have lately been credited with a want to snap him up whereas Tottenham are thought to have recognized him as a precedence goal to interchange Hugo Lloris from subsequent season onwards.

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It will surely be an embarrassing blow for Tottenham if Raya finally ends up becoming a member of Chelsea to progress his profession below the watchful eye of Pochettino, who famously managed them between 2014 and 2019 earlier than taking on the highest job with the Blues final month. That's as a result of Spurs have been publicly chasing Raya's signature for a while however have thus far baulked at his £40million price ticket.

Brentford, in the meantime, have already signed Raya's alternative by making an early transfer for Mark Flekken from Freiburg, which means that the Bees are resigned to dropping their long-term goalkeeper earlier than the brand new marketing campaign will get underway. The Spanish worldwide lately piled the stress on Brentford to be practical of their calls for in an effort to assist him go away the membership within the close to future.

Speaking to The Times while on worldwide obligation with Spain, Raya stated: "I know there are rumours about me leaving. There are some options for me to go but obviously Brentford are asking for a lot of money. That could make clubs not want to buy me, it could make them look somewhere else.

"If that is the worth they offer me then it is as much as them. I've a yr left on my contract and till then I'm a Brentford participant, there's nothing I can do. I've ambitions to make the following step in my profession. I need to attempt to win titles and to compete in Europe within the subsequent couple of years.

"I'm 27 now and I feel like I'm at the point in my career when I want to make that step up. There are options out there but it's not just my ambitions, the club also needs to let me go. I’m a professional, if I end up staying at Brentford I will always give my all, that’s my job. If I have to stay, I’ll try to have an even better season than last season."

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