Chelsea could be set to bring one of the world’s most sought-after goalscorers to the Premier League
Chelsea could be set to land Erling Haaland this summer.
The Borussia Dortmund striker is one of the most highly-rated strikers on the planet, and his signing would be a huge coup for new Stamford Bridge boss Thomas Tuchel.
A talkSPORT report claimed that the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona were all keen on signing the Norwegian.
Sky Sports, however, are now reporting that Chelsea have made Haaland their “main target”.
The 20-year-old has a sensational record of 37 goals in 37 appearances since joining the Bundesliga side from Red Bull Salzburg last season.
According to Sky’s reporter Kaveh Solhekol, he could soon link up with former Dortmund boss Tuchel.
He said: “I think in the summer Chelsea will be looking to sign a striker and another centre-back because we know that Olivier Giroud and Thiago Silva are not getting any younger.
“When it comes to a striker, l think their main target is going to be Erling Haaland at Borussia Dortmund.
“We know how good he has been since he moved there and he has a release clause of 75 million euros (£66.5m) but that release clause is in the summer of 2022.
“Because of the pandemic, most clubs will not have money to spend in the summer, but of course we saw last summer that as far as Chelsea are concerned, they view that as an opportunity.
“Roman Abramovich is one of the richest men in the world, so Chelsea have the money to do the deal in the summer if they can convince Dortmund to sell and convince Haaland to come to Stamford Bridge.”
Tuchel began his reign as Chelsea manager on Wednesday night with a 0-0 draw against Wolves at Stamford Bridge.
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