{"id":23510,"date":"2022-07-13T18:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T22:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/13\/chelsea-dealt-blow-as-transfer-target-nearing-new-contract\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T18:00:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T22:00:32","slug":"chelsea-dealt-blow-as-transfer-target-nearing-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/13\/chelsea-dealt-blow-as-transfer-target-nearing-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea dealt blow as transfer target nearing new contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<hr>\n<p>Chelsea are set to be dealt a blow amid reports that transfer target Serge Gnabry is nearing an agreement for a new contract at German giants Bayern Munich this summer despite interest from the Blues.<\/p>\n<p>Following Raphinha\u2019s decision to opt for Barcelona over a move to Stamford Bridge, it was reported that Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side had turned their attention to Gnabry as a potential alternative to bolster their frontline, with Raheem Sterling have already joined the club.<\/p>\n<p>Out of contract in 2023, clubs could well be sensing an opportunity to pounce and land the 26 year old on the cheap this summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chelsea have started to explore the situation of Serge Gnabry. Raphinha is heading to Bar\u00e7a, Chelsea wanted to understand how\u2019s the state of the negotiation between Gnabry and FC Bayern over new contract. ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No approaches from Arsenal or Man City. Chelsea, interested. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QLdjhaSDnd\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QLdjhaSDnd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1546857529602359296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There was a suggestion that Gnabry\u2019s previous links to Arsenal might jeopardise any potential move to west London this summer, but now it appears that there could be an altogether different issue.<\/p>\n<h2>Gnabry in talks to extend contract<\/h2>\n<p>As per German outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kicker.de\/vertragsverlaengerung-bei-gnabry-rueckt-naeher-908970\/artikel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kicker<\/a>, the Bayern Munich star is in talks to renew his contract in Bavaria, and there is mutual confidence that a deal could be struck this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Both parties, players and club, are currently confident of agreeing on a contract extension beyond 2023 in the foreseeable future. Four or five more years\u2019, they report.<\/p>\n<p><span>Touching on the interest from Chelsea, \u201cGnabry prefers \u2013 as of now \u2013 a long-term future at Bayern\u201d, they add.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Should the news prove correct, it would mean another dead end for Chelsea, and force Todd Boehly and Thomas Tuchel to consider other options.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/top-stories\/chelsea-push-for-double-defender-swoop-after-confirming-raheem-sterling\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Chelsea to push for triple center-back swoop after sealing deal for Raheem Sterling<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/everton-set-to-approach-another-chelsea-youngster-following-gibbs-white-rebuff\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Everton set to approach another Chelsea youngster following Gibbs-White rebuff<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are set to be dealt a blow amid reports that transfer target Serge Gnabry is nearing an agreement for a new contract at German giants Bayern Munich this summer despite interest from the Blues. Following Raphinha\u2019s decision to opt for Barcelona over a move to Stamford Bridge, it was reported that Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-23510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23510\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}