Overview
- Negotiations were reported as close on Friday and Saturday with Como offering a package centred on €30m guaranteed plus up to €5m in add-ons and personal terms said to be agreed.
- Chelsea remain open to selling but are negotiating the fee structure and have been holding out for a higher guaranteed sum reported closer to €35m.
- Como’s pursuit is urgent because the club will play in the Champions League and head coach Cesc Fàbregas together with sporting director Carlalberto Ludi are personally driving the move.
- Inter Milan earlier led interest but would not go beyond roughly €30m and withdrew after signing John Stones, leaving Como as the primary suitor.
- If completed this weekend, the transfer would free a roster spot under Xabi Alonso’s plan to cut centre-backs and give Chalobah a likely role as a regular starter in Serie A.