According to journalist Simon Phillips (h/t Football.London), Chelsea are eyeing OGC Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram as one of the potential replacements for senior midfielder Jorginho.
The report states that the Blues could make a move for a midfielder if the Italian international does not sign a new contract. His current deal at Stamford Bridge expires at the end of this season.
Khephren Thuram, son of the great Lillian and brother of French international Marcus, is a defensive midfielder by trade who can play both as a central midfielder and a wide midfielder.
The France U-21 international was a youth product of AS Monaco before moving to Nice in the summer of 2019. The 21-year-old has been one of the regulars of the senior team in the last two years or so.
Thuram has played 24 games for Nice in all competitions so far this season, assisting four goals. In terms of attributes, the former Monaco player is good with his passing in midfield, does like a physical battle or two, has good recovery pace and is defensively very good by reading the game.
He is still young and has impressed as one of the best upcoming midfielders in the European circuit. Knowing the position Jorginho plays for Chelsea, if he does leave west London in the summer, Thuram is definitely an ideal like-for-like replacement from the market.
The good thing about the 21-year-old is that he is a decade younger than the Italian international, hence can offer longevity, a better positive graph with regards to improvement in the game and more dynamism on and off the ball.
As much as experience is necessary for a squad, fresh legs and new ideas are on a similar level of requirements. So, we should look at the possibility of signing Thuram.
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