Chelsea negotiating to hijack Tosin Adarabioyo from Newcastle

Chelsea FC are “in superior talks” with Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo in keeping with a report revealed by The Athletic on Saturday, June 1.

The Blues try to beat Newcastle to the signature of the pending free agent, whose contract is about to run out on June 30. The Magpies had been reportedly negotiating with the Fulham man earlier than Chelsea, for causes unknown, determined to fiddle.

In line with the report, Chelsea “have made a suggestion” and it’s believed “vital progress” has since been made making an attempt to succeed in an settlement.

The authors affirm Newcastle’s curiosity within the pending free agent, including Newcastle “had been hopeful of convincing him to affix.” Give attention to that “had been,” not “are,” which talks concerning the Magpies’ negotiations previously tense in a fairly worrying (or misinformed) means.

The report additionally mentions Newcastle “having additionally held discussions about signing him when Fulham had been within the Championship,” confirming that Tosin’s launch was agreed in April between the participant and Fulham.

The choice to go away the capital membership was fully made by the center-back, who declined an extension supply by Fulham in current weeks. He already had rejected a brand new contract throughout the 2022-23 marketing campaign, in keeping with the report.

Monaco seemingly submitted a few gives to signal the participant for a payment final summer time however Fulham turned these down. He additionally “acquired curiosity” from West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, per the authors.

Earlier than becoming a member of Fulham, Tosin made eight first-team appearances for Man Metropolis. He would play for Enzo Maresca at Chelsea after his appointment as the brand new supervisor of the Blues earlier this week. It’s value noting that Maresca was an assistant to Pep Guardiola not way back.

Fulham signed Tosin for an preliminary £1.5 million payment rising to £2 million with add-ons in addition to a 20 % sell-on clause. Throughout his time in London, he made 132 appearances. If he decides to signal with Chelsea, he’ll at the very least nonetheless be capable of reside in his present house. Alas.