Chelsea have reportedly hold talks with starlet Armando Broja over a new deal and are weighing up naming him in the Premier League squad for next season, according to reports.
The talented
Broja has spent the past campaign on loan at Vitesse Arnhem and caught the eye
there, having scored 11 goals in 36 games and helped them to finish fourth in
the Eredivisie.
An expected mass clear-out this summer will free up several spots in Thomas Tuchel’s first-team group, and Sky Sports claim Broja has done enough to stake his claim and stay at Chelsea next year.
Chelsea will
hold talks with young striker Armando Broja over a new deal, according
to reports.
Broja put pen to paper on a
professional contract at Stamford Bridge last year and those terms are
currently set to run down next summer.
After making his debut in
Chelsea’s 4-0 win against Everton in March 2020 under Frank Lampard, Broja has
gone from strength to strength.
As a result of his progress,
the 19-year-old was even awarded his international debut for Albania last year.
He has featured heavily in their squads since.
Broja impressed at Vitesse Arnhem this year and is expected to be in Chelsea’s
top-flight ranks
It is said there is interest in
Broja from a number of elite clubs in Europe, but Blues boss Tuchel is
keen to bring him back and hand him a role in the top-flight.
Sportsmail revealed this week
that Tuchel wants to bring in four new signings this summer, and as many as 11
of his fringe players could therefore leave.
Two of the stars on the
chopping block are strikers Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham.
Giroud, 34, may move to AC
Milan with the Italian club having already made contact with his entourage. The
target man does have suitors in the Premier League and France too, but he is
keen for a two-year deal.
Thomas Tuchel plans to promote Broja and axe several fringe players in
the summer window
Abraham, meanwhile, has a price tag for £40million.
A move to Aston Villa collapsed last summer with Chelsea initially reluctant to
offload, and West Ham and Wolves are both expected to also join the race this
time around.
These departures would open the door for Broja to
prove his credentials as one of Chelsea’s hottest properties.
The club want to bring back Romelu Lukaku when the
window opens but have been dealt a blow after the ace confirmed he will be
staying at Inter Milan.
Lukaku, who played for Chelsea
between 2011 and 2014, scored 24 goals in Serie A last season and was integral
to Inter winning the title.
Both Chelsea and Manchester
City are said to have made advances for him, but Lukaku says he ‘feels good’ at
the San Siro and has already held talks with the new boss, Simone Inzaghi.
Tottenham talisman Harry Kane
is also a target for Chelsea – but his £150m price tag may prove a stumbling
block.
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