Chelsea are expressing a desire to sign the £102 million forward as a move away has been confirmed

Chelsea have expressed their desire to sign the £102 million striker, as their agents confirm that the players wish to leave the club this summer.

Maresca has set himself a busy first window at Chelsea

Following the signing of defender Tosin Adarabioyo from Fulham on a free transfer, the Blues are far from done with the defender's arrival in west London.

Chelsea have been heavily linked with moves for Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran and Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise in the past week, as joint sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart look to strengthen Enzo Maresca's attacking options.

Duran is keen on a move to Chelsea, while Olise is believed to have already agreed to swap Selhurst Park for Stamford Bridge on personal terms. The two potential additions will further bolster Maresca's options, as the club look to back a manager they believe is ready to take them forward.

“Maresca believes in Chelsea's project about young players with a big future,” wrote Fabrizio Romano in one of his Daily Briefings.

“He thinks it's a really exciting project. At the same time, Chelsea are convinced that he is a highly skilled coach and that's why he is a name appreciated by the directors and owners, all of whom are convinced that he can be the man now and in the future. Maresca's passion for football, high-quality football, dominating the game, his knowledge of high-quality football despite being he is a young manager – all this makes the difference for Chelsea to choose him.

“It's going to be a busy summer for Chelsea. It won't be completely crazy but they will try to make some smart things happen, including a new goalkeeper and I expect them to try at least one centre-back, but maybe two.

They also appear wary of Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and the Georgian's status in Serie A, who is set to leave despite Antonio Conte's arrival at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

“We want to go to Napoli, but now we are all waiting for Euro 2024,” said his agent, Mamuka Jigeli, to Sport Imedi (via The Standard)

“With [new manager Antonio] Conte, Napoli have big plans. I am sure that they will enter the Champions League again next season and fight for the Scudetto. But that doesn't mean Kvaratskhelia wants to stay there.”

Paris-Saint German have apparently had an £85 million bid for Kvaratskhelia rejected, with some reports suggesting Napoli could hold out for the £102 million mark.

Chelsea are expressing a desire to sign Kvaratskhelia amid the need to go public

According to reports in Spain, Chelsea have now expressed a desire to sign Kvaratskhelia, who scored 11 goals and provided six assists in Italy's top flight last season – while finishing 23/24 as Napoli's best player according to WhoScored.

The 23-year-old impressed even more during Napoli's 2022/2023 Serie A title campaign, netting 12 goals and 10 assists in their run to a first Scudetto in decades, and has now emerged as one of Europe's most promising players. . talents.