Chelsea In Advance Discussion To Sign £20m Rated Real Madrid Target

Olympique de Marseille midfielder, Giannelli Imbula Wanga is currently being targeted by the blues. This is the second time attempts are being made to get the services of the French man; following an attempt in 2013 to secure his move to the club.

Rather, it was Marseille that the 22 year-old moved to from Guimgamp, after having had a successful outing with the ligue 2 club, and ended up being voted ligue 2 player of the year in the his first season. Chelsea has plans to build a more formidable team as a new season approaches, and all is been done to add Imbula to the list of players that will be heading to Stamford bridge by the summer. According to reports, Chelsea are in advance discussion to sign the player despite interest from Real Madrid.

It is being reported that the special one wants a player to pair Nemanja Matic in a deep midfield role, and Gianelli Imbula is the perfect and preferred candidate for the job. Having been compared with the likes of compatriots Patrick Vieira and Claude Makélélé, the box-to-box under-21 France international is definitely a Mourinho-favourite. Arsenal and Juventus are also reported to be keeping an eye on the player who has made 33 league appearances for the French club this season – his sophomore season.

And with Mikel Obi and Ramires set to depart the club. Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin was an earlier candidate by Chelsea, but they have rather opted for Giannelli Imbula who has always been on the club’s radar. With 72 tackles and an averaged 89% pass accuracy, 97 take ons completed than any other player in the French league this season; he is definitely the perfect mould for a life at the Bridge.