{"id":11636,"date":"2026-05-22T00:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11636"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:15:01","slug":"chelsea-rising-star-named-with-konate-and-bastoni-as-barca-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=11636","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea rising star named with Konate and Bastoni as Barca target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea defender Levi Colwill has been linked with Barcelona and Real Madrid this summer after returning to full fitness.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re absolutely delighted to have Levi Colwill back after the central defender missed almost the whole season injured.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s back from his ACL tear and has now started two games, with a third to come on Sunday. He\u2019s done so well that he\u2019s already being talked about as a potential England call up for the World Cup \u2013 and has been put into transfer rumours too.<\/p>\n<h2>Spanish giants eye up Chelsea academy graduate<\/h2>\n<p>A piece in Marca today gushes about the \u201cmodern\u201d central defender as the sort that teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona are looking for. They compare him with Ibrahima Konate and Alessandro Bastoni, defenders heavily linked with Madrid and Barca respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea aren\u2019t going to let Colwill go anywhere, we can be pretty sure of that. We\u2019d imagine he will be happy to stay put next season and just get a full campaign under his belt. He has yet to sign a new contract \u2013 but that should be announced this summer, and we can all relax a little.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Matt Law has backed Chelsea to sign a midfielder this summer, given Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez will be at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Maresca is going to try and bring some of his Chelsea favourites to Man City when he takes over from Pep Guardiola this summer, according to some reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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