{"id":12764,"date":"2026-05-27T08:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12764"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:08:52","slug":"brentfords-e45m-bid-for-chelsea-target-confirmed-by-top-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12764","title":{"rendered":"Brentford&#8217;s \u20ac45m bid for Chelsea target confirmed by top insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Brentford have made decisive moves towards Said El Mala, a player Chelsea have been linked with a lot in recent weeks.<\/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>Once again, Chelsea need to add a new attacker this summer.<\/p>\n<p>After getting rid of Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke last summer, they rolled the dice again with Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens. It\u2019s fair to say neither of them worked out \u2013 and we\u2019re certain an attempt will be made to find a ready made wing option this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Brentford close in on Said El Mala bid<\/h2>\n<p>One name we\u2019ve been linked to a lot is Said El Mala \u2013 but if we want him, we\u2019ll have to move fast. Top German transfer insider Florian Plettenberg has just revealed that Brentford have had a bid accepted for the Koln winger.<\/p>\n<p>Plettenberg has said that a \u20ac45m offer is in, with the German side holding out for \u20ac50m. It doesn\u2019t sound like it will take long for them to find an agreement, so Chelsea have to move fast if they\u2019re sure they want to hijack this one.<\/p>\n<p>If they don\u2019t get in the race, we can only assume they\u2019ve got other targets in mind.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea have been chasing Morgan Rogers for some time \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t look like they\u2019ll be able to land him.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Cucurella has gone from being one of Chelsea\u2019s most engaged players to one of the least \u2013 it\u2019s time to sell him, according to one journalist.<\/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! 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