Chelsea are exploring a transfer for Brighton striker Danny Welbeck, in accordance with a report in The Athletic.
Welbeck has been among the many finest English centre-forwards within the Premier League for over a decade and reveals no indicators of slowing down regardless of being 35 years of age, showing in 37 top-flight video games final season and scoring 13 targets.
Extra importantly, he has the expertise and dressing room affect that new Blues boss Xabi Alonso would really like at Stamford Bridge.
Welbeck pursuit reinforces perception Alonso is focusing on expertise
Alonso tried to convey Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka to the membership earlier within the window just for the Wearsiders to rebuff their curiosity whereas free agent England worldwide John Stones can be a reported goal.
Welbeck has 12 months left on his deal at Brighton, for whom he has scored 51 targets in 201 video games since becoming a member of from Watford in 2020. It has been an Indian summer time for the Manchester-born ahead who got here via the ranks at Outdated Trafford, scoring 29 targets in 142 video games earlier than shifting to the Emirates the place he managed 32 targets in 126 appearances.
Chelsea have invested closely once more this summer time, signing the likes of Morgan Rogers and Marco Palestra however they nonetheless lack a top-class quantity 9.
Welbeck may fill that void within the short-term whereas the membership give attention to a longer-term different.
Joao Pedro is the one ahead that Alonso is keen to maintain with Liam Delap, Emmanuel Emegha, Marc Guiu and Nicolas Jackson all obtainable for switch.
Ought to the transfer undergo, Welbeck can be the most recent in a protracted line of gamers and coaches to comply with the well-trodden path from Brighton to Chelsea, following on from Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo, Pedro, Facundo Buonanotte and Graham Potter.
Chelsea are in action tomorrow when they face A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia.
