Chelsea
are in talks with Leeds over a deal for Raphinha, with the Blues prepared to
pay in excess of £50m to get the deal done.
Chelsea's bid has at this point trumped Arsenal, who had an opening bid
rejected but are expected to go back in with an improved offer. Chelsea are
also in for Raheem Sterling with Manchester City expecting to field a bid
for the England international after Thomas Tuchel engaged Sterling over how
he would fit in at Stamford Bridge.
Barcelona are also understood to want to sign Raphinha, whose agent is the
former Barca player Deco.
Raphinha has been Leeds' outstanding attacking player since joining two
seasons ago, scoring 17 Premier League goals.
Sterling: Chelsea confident of signing Man
City and England forward
Chelsea are confident they can sign Manchester City forward Sterling this
summer, as long as a fee can be agreed with the Premier League champions for
the player.
Tuchel is a big admirer of Sterling, with the Blues boss believing the
forward is better suited to Chelsea's style of play than Romelu Lukaku, who
is set to go out on loan back to former club Inter Milan.
However, City are understood to value Sterling at up to £60m, even though
the player only has one year left on his contract at the Etihad.
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