Josko Gvardiol has revealed that he considered a “serious offer” from Chelsea during the summer transfer window some thought.
The RB Leipzig star was strongly linked with a move to Stamford Bridge earlier in the year, but a deal fell through when he opted to sign a new five-year contract with the German team instead.
Despite having signed three center-halves since Todd Boehly purchased the club in May—Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana in the summer, and Benoit Badiashile in January—football.london understands that the Blues are still interested in Gvardiol.
Thiago Silva is currently in the latter phases of his career, and Chelsea are aware that the Croatian international will eventually reach elite status.
It’s said that the west Londoners are long-admirers of the 21-year-old defender and they’ve been keeping tabs on his development since his days at Dinamo Zagreb. After impressing for Croatia at the World Cup, interest in Gvardiol’s signature has only intensified, so holding onto him could prove to be a difficult task for Leipzig.
In an interview with The Times, the £89m-rated youngster revealed how he found out about Chelsea’s interest, the offer put forward and his future plans.
Gvardiol said: “My agent called me and saw that Chelsea is extremely interested.
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“Of course you definitely think about a serious offer from a huge club like Chelsea. Leipzig said they didn’t want to sell me, in the end I really struggled with that decision but we didn’t make an agreement
“It is what it is, I am here and fine with this because my idea had been to stay here, one season wasn’t enough,” he added.
“This is my second, even one more season would be great but we will see.”
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