Foot OL – OL: Emerson on the start, alert in Lyon! – Olympique Lyonnais
In search of a left-back in the winter transfer window, Chelsea is doing well with Emerson, ready for OL last summer, his top priority.
Ben Chilwell’s serious knee injury has shaken Chelsea’s plans for the winter transfer window. The Blues did not intend to be a very active player in this January window but for Thomas Tuchel, it is now urgent to recruit for the left-back position. The Lucas Digne track has been mentioned but for now, the Everton defender is still far from Chelsea. And for good reason, the English version of Goal confirms this Wednesday that Thomas Tuchel’s top priority to strengthen the left lane of Chelsea’s defense is called Emerson Palmieri. Loaned to OL last summer, the Italian European champion had a convincing first part of the season in the Rhône. Without being exceptional, Emerson established himself as one of the few safe bets in Peter Bosz’s squad during the first six months.
Chelsea have four key targets for the summer, including Monaco’s Tchouameni. Right now it’s all about the winged rears.
On the left, Emerson is the # 1 priority with #CFC continuation of discussions with Lyon. After Emerson, it’s the right-back: https://t.co/ol2yTlTWDf
– Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) January 4, 2022
Tuchel absolutely wants Emerson
In this sense, Lyon has no interest in breaking Emerson’s loan, especially since the Gones have no contractual obligation at this level. On the other hand, Chelsea are determined to use their sporting and financial power to convince Emerson and Olympique Lyonnais to repatriate the Italian international to London. Goal understands that Thomas Tuchel favors the return of the former Roman to an external recruitment, because Emerson, who knows the group of Chelsea and the methods of the German coach, will be operational immediately. A significant asset while the Blues have only one specialist at the left piston position in the person of Marcos Alonso. It remains to be seen how far Chelsea are willing to go to bring Emerson back. They whispers in England that the Blues could pay compensation to Lyon to bring back their own player, which would be quite funny. On the side of the Lyon management, we continue to sweep away a potential departure of Emerson, who would probably be very frowned upon by the supporters …