Chelsea had interest in Borussia Monchengladbach striker Marcus Thuram in the January transfer window, but he could finally move to the Premier League in the summer.
According to Fabrizio Romano in his exclusive Daily Briefing for CaughtOffside, Chelsea’s interest in Thuram was not that advanced, with Mykhaylo Mudryk always their preferred option to reinforce their attack in January.
Thuram, for his part, was also more interested in waiting until the end of the season to decide his next move, and it looks like he won’t be short of offers.
Romano says the France international has several offers from Premier League, Serie A and La Liga clubs so it will be interesting to see who can tempt him the most.
“There was no deal for Marcus Thuram because Chelsea had the player on their list but he was never close,” Romano said.
“The priority was Mykhaylo Mudryk and they have been able to sign him.
“Thuram always wanted to decide his future in the last months of his contract, not in January.
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“Thuram has many proposals from England, Spain and Italy as well; the decision will be at the end of this year.”
Thuram has impressed in his time in the Bundesliga, and will be a valuable asset to most of Europe’s top clubs if he can maintain that form in another league.
Chelsea could arguably still do well to bring in the 25-year-old as they continue to struggle with some poor performances from attacking players like Kai Havertz and Raheem Sterling, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has completely fallen out of favor with Graham Potter.
