Chelsea transfer news: Blues want €50m Edson Alvarez in January despite Zakaria loan

Chelsea lined up Ajax’s Edson Alvarez as the response to their defensive midfield problem, but had to settle for Juventus’ Denis Zakaria instead.

The Blues manufactured a €50 million bid, according to reports, as well as supplying Alvarez a sizeable pay back increase.

But Ajax were not fascinated in letting the Mexico intercontinental depart the club, possessing by now lost the likes of Sebastien Haller, Lisandro Martinez, Ryan Gravenberch and Antony this summer time.

Nevertheless, in accordance to dutch journalist Mike Verweij, a deal could be agreed in the coming days for a January transfer.

It is possible that Ajax would have acknowledged Chelsea’s provide had it not been for the high turnover for their to start with-crew squad.

And by pushing the date of the transfer back again to January, the Eredivisie club are then afforded the time to identify a substitution.

Zakaria joins Chelsea on loan

Acquiring failed to indication Alvarez, Chelsea finished the deadline working day loan signing of Denis Zakaria from Juventus.

The Blues will pay out a payment of €3m for the original loan period of time, moreover an additional €1m in increase-ons.

At the end of the season, Chelsea will then have the solution to make the loan shift long lasting for a price of €28m moreover €5m in insert-ons.

Zakaria only joined Juventus from Borussia Monchengladbach again in January, but he has not located the type that earned him the go.

The 25-yr-aged will be hoping to revive his profession at Stamford Bridge under the direction of Thomas Tuchel and spur the Blues on soon after a complicated get started to the campaign for them.

As for Juve, they have strengthened their midfield in this summer’s transfer window with the additions of Paul Pogba and Leandro Paredes.