“It’s always been close” – Details revealed as Chelsea look to get striker signed

Chelsea are trying to get one or two more signings over the line during these last couple days of the transfer window, but it really has now hit crunch time.

Thomas Tuchel wants two more attackers, but as of right now, they are only really close to signing one new one.

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona is the priority for Tuchel but the club have been going back and forth in negotiations for many weeks now. Will it finally get over the line?

Well, I had Ben Jacobs answer some Chelsea transfer questions exclusively for Si & Dan Talk Chelsea this morning, and he spoke on Aubameyang, Zaha, Neymar, Ronaldo, Gordon, De Jong, Gallagher, Gilmour, Broja, Ziyech, and much more….

Jacobs had the latest on Aubameyang, and he believes that this one has always been close and is still likely to go through.

Jacobs said: “It’s clear that Barcelona want a straight-cash deal. Even if they move for Marcos Alonso it will be separate to Aubameyang. Chelsea purposefully put a lower cash offer down to encourage Barcelona to pursue the cash-plus-player option. But now advanced negotiations are taking place to try and agree a fee without Alonso included. Chelsea value Aubameyang at under £20 million. Barcelona want a bit more. There is still a very strong chance of an agreement being reached. It’s always been close and the delay has been down to Chelsea holding out for a cash-plus-player deal, but there is no time left to do that now. Broad personal terms have been agreed with Aubameyang, too. He is content with the financials but the length of contract is still up for debate.”

So it still looks like a good chance that Tuchel will get his striker.