Chelsea Rumours Archive March 05 2017

05 Mar 2017 16:48:16
Hi Eds,

Is Chelsea interested in Marco Reus? If yes, how much is BvB is expecting for the player?

Not a big fan of the guy and GBP 70m, quoted by some newspapers, seems like a really high price.

Thanks in advance mate!

Cheers.

{Ed002's Note - The Reus situation is that in early 2015 Borussia Dortmund offered a significant cash sum to the player to sign a contract extension to remove the release clause that German clubs could use to force a deal for the summer of 2015. Manchester United's previous interest has moved on, at least for now. Chelsea stepped back from any deal in December 2014 after several discussions resulted in a significant issue becoming clear - if that goes away then it is possible something could still be done, but I doubt it. Dortmund would be open to selling Reus this summer as a means of generating funds for what may need to be a major rebuild of the side.Arsenal could be interested as a possible replacement for Sanchez if he was available at a reasonable fee and critically can prove his fitness - which in itself is a major issue (and an on going issue). Bayern is no longer pushing for him and I think are unlikely to look to him again after long-term replacements for Ribery and Robben are now in place - unless one of those leaves it seems unlikely they will look again at Reus. Real Madrid would liked to have a deal in 2015 and did approach Dortmund with a tentative offer - but they need to move others on first - and that was a problem then - and still is now. Real Madrid are aware that Reus has been keen on a move to Barcelona but Reus has made it clear that he feels let down by Barcelona who had the option to complete a move for him in 2014. His agent is aware that Barcelona need to raise funds before making significant purchases and are looking in the longer term to rebuild around Neymar - and that in itself has a number of challenges. Without selling one of the three forwards Barcelona would be in an even more difficult position financially. The interest shown briefly by PSG has gone and it would depend what happens from a head coach stand point whether or not that returns. As with everything there are issues, the one Chelsea identified that made them step back, whatever the asking price ends up being, and his ability to prove and sustain fitness.}

05 Mar 2017 19:44:01
Thanks a lot buddy. Interesting summer up ahead for Reus, I guess.