“The hope is” – Chelsea lead the race for 16 g/a teenager valued at €50m according to transfer expert

“The hope is” – Chelsea lead the race for 16 g/a teenager valued at €50m according to transfer expert Chelsea are now leading the race to sign Cologne winger Said El Mala according to Bundesliga expert Christian Falk. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE Having had a quiet January the Blues are expected to be busy this summer, with a number of areas in the squad needing to be addressed.

Chelsea are said to still be in the market for a centre back, whilst they reportedly want to add another midfielder and attacker. Chelsea lead the race for Said El Mala Co-owner Behdad Eghbali has said the model will be tweaked this summer, and it’s been reported Chelsea are prepared to add more experienced players. However, the Blues won’t abandon their heavily youth orientated recruitment policy, and it’s likely a number of young talents will arrive at Stamford Bridge this summer.

One such youngster could be El Mala, who the Blues have previously been linked with, and the 19-year-old is expected to leave Cologne this summer. Brighton were thought to be leading the race for the German, but Falk has now provided an update on the situation. “There’s another club the FC Köln star is interested in, and this is Chelsea,” he told Bayern Insider.

“This is now the club that has their eye on El Mala. Cologne demand €50m [£43. 1m].