A fresh insight into the surprise speculation linking Chelsea with a move for Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been provided on Sunday evening.
It is of course common knowledge that the powers that be at Stamford Bridge have long been on the lookout for fresh blood at centre half.
This comes owing to the respective free agent departures of both Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger.
In turn, though Kalidou Koulibaly has been brought in from Serie A heavyweights Napoli, Thomas Tuchel and co. remain desperate for one more high-profile addition.
To this point, the stopper most widely tipped to follow Koulibaly to west London comes in the form of Leicester City standout Wesley Fofana.
As alluded to above, though, earlier this week, shock reports in the English media pointed towards an alternative target as having been identified by the transfer team in west London.
As per Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail:
‘Chelsea have made a shock enquiry about Harry Maguire’s availability amid growing doubt over the central defender’s future at Manchester United.’
The days since, in turn, have given rise to understandable concern on the part of the Chelsea faithful, amid the widespread agreement that Maguire is not of the standard required at the club.
But, if the latest updates doing the rounds late on Sunday are anything to go by, then those of a Blues persuasion need not fret.
This comes with the reliable Jonathan Shrager having provided a fresh insight into the situation.
And the Manchester United reporter has assured that, whilst Thomas Tuchel ‘appreciates’ the talents of the Red Devils’ captain, at present, Maguire linking up with Chelsea before the transfer window slams shut is viewed as a ‘nonstarter’.
Whilst Tuchel appreciates Maguire, as things stand, I am told that Harry signing for Chelsea this month is a nonstarter
— Jonas Hen Shrag (@JonathanShrager) August 21, 2022
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