Chelsea hope to make new winger breakthrough as £45m bid prepared

Chelsea are set to place a third bid for Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens, who remains the club’s top left-winger target, talkSPORT understands. The Blues have seen bids of £30m and £42m rejected so far, with the latter coming on the June 10th deadline, shortly before the Club World Cup started. Chelsea were not prepared to go any higher prior to the tournament. It was never viewed as essential Gittens joined for the Club World Cup and now he had featured for Dortmund in the competition, Chelsea can’t register Gittens for the knockout stage. Chelsea and Dortmund are currently holding talks in America, with both teams at the Club World Cup, and there is optimism an agreement can be reached. Gittens is waiting for a breakthrough having already agreed a seven-year deal. The 20-year-old only wants a move to Chelsea despite fresh links with Bayern Munich. Dortmund are willing to sell Gittens since he’s not viewed as a tactical fit at the club, despite featuring in 49 games in 2024/25, contributing 12 goals and five assists in all competitions. talkSPORT understands Chelsea are hoping to seal a transfer for around £45m and are not far off Dortmund’s valuation. The parties were only believed to be around £5m apart when last negotiating. The clubs are currently in fresh and advanced talks over the structure of the deal, with Chelsea optimistic their third bid will prove successful. Dortmund want a large proportion of the fee paid upfront. Chelsea also appreciate Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho and Lyon’s Malick Fofana, but have now ruled out a move for Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams due to the overall cost of the transfer. AFPGittens favours a move to Stamford Bridge over joining Bayern[/caption] The Spanish winger is holding out for a move to Barcelona if he leaves Bilbao, while Bayern are also competing for his signature. Gittens is Chelsea’s top choice, and a breakthrough could come before the end of June. European football expert Andy Brassell has likened the Blues’ pursuit of Gittens to their signing of Christian Pulisic in 2019. The American joined from Dortmund six years ago, with the move sharing several similarities to the current transfer saga. Brassell told talkSPORT’s Trans Europe Express: “If we look at Jamie Gittens there’s a huge amount of potential and current quality there. “He’s someone who is a very direct winger coming off the left hand side. A very mazy dribbler but there’s almost always a shot at the end of it. Chelsea are looking for a right-footed winger who can play on the leftGetty “He’s someone who scores goals and could score a lot more goals going forward. “But I think we have to look back as well at a season of two halves. He didn’t really get along well with Niko Kovac the Dortmund coach and he’s barely been in the team since Kovac arrived. “So it’s a little bit like the Christian Pulisic situation really when he went to Chelsea all those years ago.” Pulisic ultimately completed a £57.6million move to Stamford Bridge in January 2019, before returning to Dortmund on loan for the rest of the campaign. The USA international went on to score 26 goals and provide 21 assists for Chelsea before being sold to AC Milan in 2023. Watch all of the FIFA Club World Cup free on DAZN. Sign up now so you don’t miss any of the action.

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Chelsea hope to make new winger breakthrough as £45m bid prepared

Chelsea are set to place a third bid for Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens, who remains the club’s top left-winger target, talkSPORT understands.

The Blues have seen bids of £30m and £42m rejected so far, with the latter coming on the June 10th deadline, shortly before the Club World Cup started.

Chelsea were not prepared to go any higher prior to the tournament.

It was never viewed as essential Gittens joined for the Club World Cup and now he had featured for Dortmund in the competition, Chelsea can’t register Gittens for the knockout stage.

Chelsea and Dortmund are currently holding talks in America, with both teams at the Club World Cup, and there is optimism an agreement can be reached.

Gittens is waiting for a breakthrough having already agreed a seven-year deal. The 20-year-old only wants a move to Chelsea despite fresh links with Bayern Munich.

Dortmund are willing to sell Gittens since he’s not viewed as a tactical fit at the club, despite featuring in 49 games in 2024/25, contributing 12 goals and five assists in all competitions.

talkSPORT understands Chelsea are hoping to seal a transfer for around £45m and are not far off Dortmund’s valuation.

The parties were only believed to be around £5m apart when last negotiating.

The clubs are currently in fresh and advanced talks over the structure of the deal, with Chelsea optimistic their third bid will prove successful.

Dortmund want a large proportion of the fee paid upfront.

Chelsea also appreciate Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho and Lyon’s Malick Fofana, but have now ruled out a move for Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams due to the overall cost of the transfer.

Gittens favours a move to Stamford Bridge over joining Bayern[/caption]

The Spanish winger is holding out for a move to Barcelona if he leaves Bilbao, while Bayern are also competing for his signature.

Gittens is Chelsea’s top choice, and a breakthrough could come before the end of June.

European football expert Andy Brassell has likened the Blues’ pursuit of Gittens to their signing of Christian Pulisic in 2019.

The American joined from Dortmund six years ago, with the move sharing several similarities to the current transfer saga.

Brassell told talkSPORT’s Trans Europe Express: “If we look at Jamie Gittens there’s a huge amount of potential and current quality there.

“He’s someone who is a very direct winger coming off the left hand side. A very mazy dribbler but there’s almost always a shot at the end of it.

Chelsea are looking for a right-footed winger who can play on the left

“He’s someone who scores goals and could score a lot more goals going forward.

“But I think we have to look back as well at a season of two halves. He didn’t really get along well with Niko Kovac the Dortmund coach and he’s barely been in the team since Kovac arrived.

“So it’s a little bit like the Christian Pulisic situation really when he went to Chelsea all those years ago.”

Pulisic ultimately completed a £57.6million move to Stamford Bridge in January 2019, before returning to Dortmund on loan for the rest of the campaign.

The USA international went on to score 26 goals and provide 21 assists for Chelsea before being sold to AC Milan in 2023.

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