Chelsea have told defender Trevoh Chalobah that he can depart Stamford Bridge now, with Everton wanting to sign the 24-year-old, according to Team Talk.
The football news website reported on Saturday (5 August) that Chalobah had been told that he would be allowed to leave after the Blues opted to sign Monaco defender Axel Disasi following Wesley Fofana’s injury.
Everton are one of several interested parties both in the Premier League and across Europe who would like to secure Chalobah’s services, as Sean Dyche aims to strengthen his backline ahead of the new campaign.
It is suggested that a loan-to-buy deal could be welcomed at Stamford Bridge, something that will no doubt appeal to the Toffees as they look to navigate their way through the window.
An expensive deal
Whether or not Chelsea keep their valuation as high as previously reported now that they have told Chalobah that he can leave remains to be seen, but either way, a transfer will likely be expensive with the centre-back’s contract running until 2028.
Dyche wants to strengthen his backline and Chalobah does offer an exciting prospect with plenty of top-flight and European experience for his young age and would offer a different dimension to the Toffees’ backline and likely represents better value for money than Harry Maguire this summer.
However, it may be hard for Everton to convince the 24-year-old his future lies at Goodison, with so many of his other potential suitors operating in European competitions and many of his fellow Cobham graduates impressing on the continent, like Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham.
If the Toffees can afford Chalobah and convince him that Goodison Park is the best place for his development, they should pursue the deal, but that may be easier said than done.
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