According to Caught Offside‘s sources, Arsenal are considering a summer move to tempt Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori away from Stamford Bridge.
The
18-year-old centre-back has seen his reputation boom this season
following a series of superb performances for the Blues’ youth teams.
The
Calgary-born teenager, who is eligible for both Canada and Nigeria,
excels as a centre-back, but has also demonstrated his class on the
right side of the defence.
The wonderkid delivered a star turn in
Chelsea’s FA Youth Cup final victory over Manchester City, and was
rewarded with the club’s Academy Player of the Year award at the Blues’
end-of-season do.
According
to our insiders, his excellent form has alerted the Gunners, with
Arsene Wenger understood to be keen to take advantage of the ongoing
turmoil at Stamford Bridge and the mixed fortunes of the Pensioners’
youth-team prospects in order to lure him to the Emirates Stadium.
Indeed,
while young defenders such as Tomas Kalas, Jeffrey Bruma and Kenneth
Omeruo have struggled to make the breakthrough at Chelsea, Wenger has
shown a desire to include young defenders such as Gabriel Paulista and
Callum Chambers in his backline, and a switch to North London may offer
Tomori a quicker route to youth-team football.
0 comments:
Post a Comment
PLEASE BE POLITE