Chelsea have seen a gap proposal price within the area of £21.5million together with add-ons rejected by Montpellier for France U21 worldwide ahead Elye Wahi. The Blues are urgent to shut a deal for the highly-rated attacker but when an settlement could be struck with the Ligue 1 outfit, Chelsea plan to ship Wahi again on mortgage to France for the 2023/24 marketing campaign with sister membership Strasbourg thought-about to be the popular vacation spot of alternative.

Wahi is known to be sceptical about becoming a member of Strasbourg on mortgage however he stays eager on becoming a member of Chelsea as negotiations proceed between the 2 golf equipment.

Chelsea's opening proposal for the starlet is taken into account to be properly wanting Montpellier's valuation which is nearer to £30m that means they should elevate their provide to strike an settlement.

Montpellier president Laurent Nicollin mentioned on Wednesday of Chelsea's verbal bid: "The amount proposed was not up to our expectations."

Wahi was excused from Montpellier's squad to face Clermont on Wednesday night alongside team-mate Stephy Mavididi, who is ready to affix Leicester within the coming days.

Express Sport can affirm that the Foxes reached an settlement on a £6.5m package deal with the French aspect on Wednesday morning for the 25-year-old English ahead.

Mavididi is predicted to journey to the UK on Wednesday night with a view to present process a medical on Thursday.

Montpellier have additionally negotiated a ten per cent sell-on clause that entitles them to a lower of any determine Leicester land from a future sale.

Chelsea's deal for Wahi is susceptible to potential hijack as various golf equipment from round Europe are eyeing the proficient frontman, who netted 19 instances in Ligue 1 final season.

Eintracht Frankfurt and Atletico Madrid have made their curiosity within the participant recognized however Tottenham and West Ham are additionally believed to be monitoring Wahi's state of affairs from afar.

Borussia Dortmund had proven curiosity earlier within the switch window however they're but to method Montpellier.

Speaking on the again finish of final season, Montpellier boss Michel Der Zakarian made it clear they'd wrestle to maintain Wahi on the membership as he outlined his monetary expectations for a sale.

"The kid, he’s 20, and full of talent," De Zakarian advised France Bleu. "That costs a lot. For me, [he's worth a] minimum €25-30m. When you see the TV rights over there, England can buy him. It’s easier for them.

"He must run much more, at all times be shifting and be able to repeat the efforts. He’s a sprinter, he goes actually rapidly, however generally he’s knackered after 45 minutes.

"He needs to work a bit better, that’s training every day. If he wants to play in a big club and play with great players, he needs to work hard.

"He can go very far, at a really, superb stage. Scoring objectives like he does, you want to put them at the back of the online. What he does is nice for his age, however I feel he can do even higher."

Mauricio Pochettino is eager so as to add extra high quality to his ranks for the upcoming season and would subsequently not be in opposition to the prospect of protecting Wahi having solely made two senior attacking signings this summer time within the type of Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson.