BREAKING: Chelsea join Bayern and Real Madrid in chase for experienced Premier League free agent | OneFootball

Chelsea are going to make a bid to sign free agent Ibrahima Konate after a surprise breakdown in talks with Liverpool.

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Chelsea are on red alert after the surprising news this morning that Ibrahima Konate will not be renewing his contract at Liverpool.

The defender has been locked in talks for a year, and there appeared to have been a breakthrough in April, with the player’s camp confirming that a deal was close. But it never got over the line, meaning the 27 year old is about to become a free agent.

Chelsea join European giants in race for bargain defensive option

L’Equipe claim that Chelsea, along with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, are in the running. The Blues are going to “try their luck” to land the former Sochaux player.

Konate did not have his best season in the year just gone, but would certainly offer a Premier League experienced, more mature player to Chelsea’s callow back line.

It will be very interesting to see who else joins this race now it’s open to all.

In other news…

Real Madrid are thinking up ways they can get Enzo Fernandez for a reduced price, and offering Chelsea players in return is the obvious way of doing it. A couple of young talents have already been mentioned.

With more than a billion spent on young talents, BlueCo managed to get an U23 player into the team of the season. It’s not who you might expect…

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