Summary
- Chelsea have already made a start on their summer business with a marquee move for striker Liam Delap.
- Grok has predicted the Blues to spend over £250m on more signings before September 1.
- Todd Boehly and Enzo Maresca can offer Champions League football, with Premier League and European stars predicted to move to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are involved in the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA this summer, looking to become the inaugural winners of the new-look competition.
The Blues took advantage of the first summer transfer window by signing striker Liam Delap from Ipswich Town, with Todd Boehly activating the forward’s £30m release clause.
Delap has been included in Enzo Maresca’s Club World Cup squad, as are fellow summer signings goalkeeper Mike Penders, centre-back Mamadou Sarr and midfielder Dario Essugo.
However, there is still plenty of time for Chelsea to make more signings, with the second market not closing until September 1.
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With more arrivals on the cards at Stamford Bridge, Grok, the AI tool on X, has predicted five more signings Chelsea could make this summer.
AI predicts 5 players Chelsea will sign this summer
1
Victor Osimhen
Napoli (£60m)
Starting with another striker after Delap, Chelsea continue to be linked with a move for Victor Osimhen.
After spending last season on loan at Galatasaray, Osimhen has returned to Napoli but could be on the way out this summer.
The Nigeria international’s entourage were working on a Stamford Bridge transfer, and Grok say a £60m transfer would see Osimhen ‘provide a focal point in attack, complementing Delap and Nicolas Jackson’.
2
Jamie Gittens
Borussia Dortmund (£55m)
A player who Chelsea wanted to sign before the Club World Cup, Jamie Gittens could still make the move to London in the second summer transfer window, and Grok can see a move materialising.
The Blues had a £42m bid rejected for the English winger, and Grok say they’ll need to get to £55m for a transfer to happen.
Grok say ‘Gittens would bring pace, creativity, and goal-scoring ability to the flanks, fitting Maresca’s attacking system’.
3
Jarrad Branthwaite
Everton (£50m)
Despite signing Sarr, more central defenders could also be on the to-do list at Stamford Bridge to rival the likes of Tosin Adarabioyo and Levi Colwill.
Everton star Jarrad Branthwaite has been catching Chelsea’s eye, and there have been rumours of the Blues weighing up an offer later in the window.
A figure of at least £50m has been mooted by AI, however, stories elsewhere suggest the England international could cost more at £75m.
4
Alejandro Garnacho
Man Utd (£40m)
After coming close to a deal in January, Man Utd winger Alejandro Garnacho is set to depart Old Trafford and has told his agents he is interested in a move to Stamford Bridge.
The Argentine wants to remain in the Premier League, which should give the Blues an advantage, with Grok believing a deal could be worth £40m.
Garnacho can play on the left or right-hand side, so could be a replacement for Jadon Sancho, who returned to the Red Devils following his Chelsea loan.
5
Marc Guehi
Crystal Palace (£50m)
It might not be all new faces this summer, though, with Marc Guehi linked with a return to Stamford Bridge, four years on after leaving for Crystal Palace.
|
Marc Guehi games played |
Appearances |
|---|---|
|
Crystal Palace |
155 |
|
Swansea City |
59 |
|
Chelsea |
2 |
|
England |
23 |
The England international has been going from strength to strength at Selhurst Park but now has just a year left on his current contract, resulting in rumours of an exit this summer.
Claims in May said that Guehi was tempted to move back to Chelsea and that the Blues were confident of a deal. Now, with Champions League football on offer, that confidence could have grown.
