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Blues left-wing chain plan: After Gittens and Simmons, Chelsea still keeps eyeing Garnacho

8:19pm, 1 August 2025Football

July 31, Chelsea's left-wing strengthening script this summer has added another reversal. talkSPORT exclusively learned that even though Gittens has been finalized for £55 million and will submit its first offer to Leipzig for Xavi Simmons, the Blues still do not rule out the plan to sign Manchester United winger Garnacho, and the trade chip may be center Nicholas Jackson.

加纳乔与阿莫林关系破裂,早在五月就被告知“另寻下家”。 The Argentine is dissatisfied with the abandonment of the UEFA Cup final and is now waiting for the transfer fee of £40 million marked by Manchester United. Chelsea has listed him as a candidate in January and is now rekindling interest because the left winger is in a hurry: Muderick is suspended for drugs, Sancho's loan period has ended and has returned to Manchester United, young player Tyrik George may be loaned out, and Kunda will only join the team in 2026. Gittens and Simmons, who are in the wings, cannot fully cover the long season needs, so the club still regards Garnacho as the "last puzzle".

Manchester United is chasing Watkins and Benjamin Cesco. Once both goals miss, the Red Devils may turn to ask about Jackson's availability. The Senegalese are priced at 80 million pounds. If Chelsea is willing to put it in Garnacho's trade at a discount, Manchester United will consider completing the swap in cash + players. Sources revealed that the current probability of the plan is only "1%", but everything is possible before the transfer window is closed.

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