Chelsea make first bid for prolific European goal machine as Granovskaia offers £60m+Tammy Abraham

Transfer News: Chelsea make first bid for Erling Haaland

According to transfer news from Mirror, Chelsea have made their first bid for Erling Haaland. Transfer chief Marina Granovskaia is said to have offered £60m plus Tammy Abraham in a bid to get the negotiations rolling.

The Blues have shown tremendous interest in the player along with the rest of the elite European clubs such as Manchester City, meaning that they will have to stump up heavy cash to land him. The Norwegian is arguably the hottest prospect in the world right now and has impressed heavily at Borussia Dortmund. He scored a whopping 41 goals and 12 assists in all competitions this past season.

He does have a release clause that gets activated in the summer of 2022. But a host of clubs want a deal this year itself, none more than Chelsea, who have a goal-scoring problem on their hands. Timo Werner has struggled to find goals. Tammy Abraham cannot seem to get a game and Giroud is on the wrong side of 30.

Chelsea make player plus cash offer for Haaland

Now, Chelsea have taken the first step by making an initial bid of £60m. They have also added fringe striker Tammy Abraham to sweeten the deal. The Blues want to move ahead of Man City in the race for Haaland but that bid is expected to be knocked back as Dortmund want the full price for him.

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It’s not hard to guess why Chelsea were bending over backwards to sign the talented goalscorer. Chelsea might have won the Champions League. However, the fact remains that they could have achieved even more with a clinical striker up front. Haaland has shown that he can do it at such a young age. It could well be worth it for Chelsea if they can get their man.