Chelsea table £35 million bid for Jonathan Rowe
Chelsea table £35 million bid for Jonathan Rowe Chelsea are pushing forward with a deal to bring Bologna’s Jonathan Rowe to Stamford Bridge, according to Gazzetta dello Sport . Chelsea are in the market for a new left-winger, and the Englishman is on their radar. The Blues are reportedly ready to offer £35 million to secure his signature.
Last summer, the West Londoners needed a pair of left-wingers, and they spent £92 million to sign Jamie Gittens and Alejandro Garnacho . Both wingers have been terribly average for Chelsea, failing to provide the cutting edge that the Blues are missing in attack. The FIFA Club World Cup champions are ready to listen to offers for Garnacho, and the same should go for Gittens, who has been worse.
Now, their attentions have reportedly turned to Rowe, who has scored eight goals and registered four assists in 42 appearances this season. But Chelsea are not alone in the race for his signature, with Galatasaray ready to double his €1. 5 million salary.
Bologna don’t want to let him go but are ready for offers. Rowe is a decent player, but Chelsea should have moved beyond decent by now. The Blues have already spent heavily on wide attackers who flatter to deceive, and signing another winger with modest output would only continue the same cycle.
Eight goals and four assists in 42 games is not the profile of a player ready to transform a side chasing the biggest honours in Europe. Chelsea need elite-level attackers who can consistently decide matches, not squad fillers with potential. If the Blues are serious about building a team capable of dominating the Premier League and Champions League, they should be aiming far higher.