Chelsea news: Pochettino plots £112m transfer swoop as Olise agreement 'close'
All the latest Chelsea news and transfer gossip including updates on Michael Olise, Federico Valverde and Kylian Mbappe
Your morning Chelsea digest on Monday, July 31.
Liverpool show Chelsea Kylian Mbappe pathway with transfer talks amid PSG exit
The 24-year-old is currently playing out a very public saga with Les Parisiens over his future, having recently refused to trigger the option of an extra year on his contract. That leaves him with just 12-months remaining on his deal, leading to some drastic measures from the club hierarchy.
An ultimatum arrived that the Frenchman must sign an extension or will be forced to leave this summer to avoid missing out on a fee. A deadline passed for a new contract and has since led to him being excluded from the squad's tour of Japan in pre-season as he was isolated.
A world record bid from Saudi Arabia came through as they look to land Mbappe for over £250million, with promises of a one-year deal that will allow him to make a switch the following summer. That seems to have been turned down as options for his next destination are being slowly revealed.
The Mirror reports that talks have opened between Liverpool and PSG over taking the World Cup winner on a season-long loan in the next few weeks. It suggests that the pathway is also there for the Blues to try their luck, even if they don't have any European competitions to play in.
Michael Olise to Chelsea transfer latest as agreement 'close'
Michael Olise is attracting interest from Chelsea and Manchester City in the summer transfer window. The Frenchman fits the player profile Mauricio Pochettino is looking to add to his squad ahead of next season.
The Frenchman could be available for around £35million even though the release clause in his
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