Chelsea’s talks with Leicester continue

Chelsea are reportedly continuing their efforts to complete a move for Leicester City midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall this summer, according to the latest update from Fabrizio Romano.

The 25-year-old shone in the Championship last season, playing a key role under Enzo Maresca, who has since left Leicester to become Chelsea’s new manager.

The pair could be reunited at Stamford Bridge soon, with Romano posting on X, formerly of Twitter, that active discussions are ongoing and it shouldn’t be long before a final decision is made.

See below for details as Romano also points out that this is not a signing that Maresca is claiming, but one that he approved following the recommendation of the Blues’ recruitment team…

Dewsbury-Hall certainly looks like a good player, but some Chelsea fans may not be sure how well suited he would be to make the move to one of the Premier League’s big six clubs at this stage in his career.

CFC have often targeted young players under this ownership, but Dewsbury-Hall will turn 26 next season and while he could be a good player for most Premier League clubs, he may not be the caliber of player to take the giants from west london goes up a level.

Dewsbury-Hall transfer: Chelsea interest prevented Brighton deal

As Romano also explained in his Daily Briefing column earlier, Brighton were keen to sign Dewsbury-Hall before Chelsea appealed to force the deal to collapse.

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It will be interesting to see if Dewsbury-Hall can be a success at Chelsea, as somewhere like Brighton may seem much more at his level.

Overall, though, this saga looks like bad news for Leicester as they lose a hugely important player just after winning promotion back to the Premier League, where they will certainly need big names like this to boost their chances of survival.