Mercato Monaco: Badiashile priority for Chelsea

New French international (2 caps) but not selected for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, central defender Benoît Badiashile has benefited from good odds and has been associated with major European clubs during the last transfer window periods, including him the contract with Monaco expires on June 30, 2024, in about a year and a half.

Badiashile to Chelsea for €35m?

According to the latest information from Athleticism, the 21-year-old is Chelsea’s top priority as they seek a left-handed centre-back. Sign of a very concrete track, the English club is already discussing with Monaco and “many sources have estimated that he will join the Blues in the coming weeks for around 35 million euros”continues the British media with optimism, while specifying that no agreement has yet been concluded.

🚨 EXCL: Chelsea are working to sign the left centre-back. Current priority Benoit Badiashile. Negotiations with Monaco on an agreement of around 35 million euros. Other options for January/Summer include Gvardiol (fixtures agreed last window but price too high), Ndicka, Hincapie @TheAthleticFC #CFC https://t.co/J3BYg8usil

— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) December 24, 2022

Chelsea are currently eighth in the Premier League and qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund. In addition to Benoît Badiashile, who is therefore the priority track at the moment, the English club is also interested in Josko Gvardiol (Leipzig, 20 years old), Evan Ndicka (Frankfurt, 23 years old) or Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen , 20 years).