Chelsea Contact Benfica For 22-year-old Centre-Back | OneFootball

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·28 August 2024

Chelsea Contact Benfica For 22-year-old Centre-Back

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Chelsea have touched base with Benfica to explore a deal to sign Portuguese defender Tomas Araujo, who is also a Paris Saint-Germain target.

The Blues are looking to bring in more new names before the end of the summer transfer window on Friday night.


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Signing a striker is a priority but the club are open to market opportunities for the other areas of their squad as well.

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According to French sports daily L’Equipe, Chelsea are in contact with Benfica to try and set up a deal for Araujo.

The 22-year-old defender is being heavily courted by French champions PSG who are keen to take him to Paris this summer.

They have offered a contract worth €5m to the player but are currently hamstrung by their inability to move on a centre-back.

PSG are planning to step up their efforts to sign the Portuguese once they move on a defender.

Chelsea are keen to take advantage of PSG’s situation and are now pushing to take Araujo to Stamford Bridge.

For the moment, Benfica are not keen to sell the centre-back at this late stage of the transfer window.

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