{"id":11306,"date":"2026-05-20T16:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11306"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:03:10","slug":"chelsea-among-clubs-interested-in-west-hams-jarrod-bowen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11306","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea among clubs interested in West Ham&#8217;s Jarrod Bowen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are among the Premier League clubs interested in West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen if they get relegated according to reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having had a quiet January Chelsea are once again expected to be busy in the summer, with reinforcements required in several areas of the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are believed to be in the market for a centre back, whilst it\u2019s thought they want to add another midfielder and attacker.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea interested in Jarrod Bowen<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s thought new manager Xabi Alonso will have a say in transfers, whilst co-owner Behdad Eghbali has stated the youth focused recruitment model will be tweaked.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea will reportedly look to target players with proven Premier League experience, but fans will only believe it when they see it happen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sf-preview-content-holder\" style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: px;\">Despite signing four attackers last summer, and with deals for Geovany Quenda and Emmanuel Emegha already agreed, Chelsea still want to add another attacker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Blues have been linked with Morgan Rogers, and The Guardian have reported they hold interest in Hammers captain Bowen.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds Liverpool and Manchester United are also interested as clubs look to take advantage of financial problems if West Ham get relegated.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian state Chelsea\u2019s interest is not at an advanced stage, but they believe he could offer competition on the right, and provide cover for their strikers.<\/p>\n<p>Bowen has scored ten goals and registered 11 assists in 41 appearances in all competitions, and is under contract\u00a0 until 2030.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Jamie Carragher believes Xabi Alonso is a fantastic appointment for Chelsea, and could help keep some of their top players without Champions League 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