Chelsea discover shock transfer to signal Danny Welbeck from Brighton | Switch window

Chelsea are understood to be in talks over a transfer to signal Danny Welbeck from Brighton.

Welbeck is a shock candidate to bolster Xabi Alonso’s ahead line after scoring 13 targets in 37 Premier League match final season, and there may be optimism at Stamford Bridge {that a} deal will be concluded with Brighton understood to be keen to permit the 35-year-old striker, who has a yr remaining on his contract, to depart for the precise worth.

Ought to a deal be reached it will enhance the chance of exits from Stamford Bridge, with uncertainty surrounding the futures of Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson. Delap is taken into account second-choice striker behind João Pedro, who impressed in his debut Chelsea marketing campaign with 15 league targets, whereas Jackson spent final season on mortgage at Bayern Munich and has attracted curiosity from Aston Villa.

Delap had been anticipated to be given a second yr to show himself after an unsuccessful debut marketing campaign following his £30m transfer from Ipswich a yr in the past, although this newest growth would appear to forged doubt on his future.

Curiosity in Welbeck marks one other vital step in a revised Chelsea switch coverage because the membership search to recruit extra established gamers below Alonso. With greater than 400 Premier League appearances Welbeck, the previous Arsenal and Manchester United striker, would mark the clearest departure but from the technique of looking for younger, inexperienced gamers with potential.

Welbeck, who scored twice when Brighton received 3-1 at Stamford Bridge final season, signed a 12-month deal in March which runs till the tip of the 2026-27 season. If the transfer occurs, Welbeck would be a part of an extended line of gamers and workers to make the swap from Brighton to Chelsea lately, together with goalkeeper Robert Sánchez, midfielder Moises Caicedo and striker João Pedro.