{"id":16184,"date":"2026-07-10T20:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=16184"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:59:31","slug":"chelsea-made-a-big-offer-for-this-talented-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=16184","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea made a big offer for this talented midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a recent report, Cade Naser claimed that Chelsea have made a big offer for Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand. It has been mentioned that the Blues are ready to compete with Atletico Madrid in the race to sign the Danish talent later this year.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hjulmand\u2019s Impressive Form In Portuguese Football<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hjulmand enjoyed a decent run of form at the Portuguese club after he produced a string of impressive displays for them at the centre of the park. The 27-year-old found the back of the net on three occasions and picked up six assists in 45 matches for Sporting last season across various competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish talent is currently among the most talented midfielders in Liga Portugal. Therefore, it is no surprise that the Blues are eyeing a move to secure the services of Hjulmand.<\/p>\n<p>His current contract at the Danish club will run out in the summer of 2028, which could make it tough for Chelsea to sign him on the cheap later this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355686\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-355686\" src=\"https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-2048x1571.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-547x420.jpg 547w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-1095x840.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-600x460.jpg 600w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-696x534.jpg 696w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-1392x1068.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-1068x819.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-fk-bodo-glimt-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-1920x1473.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LISBON, PORTUGAL \u2013 MARCH 17: Morten Hjulmand of Sporting CP in action during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between Sporting CP and FK Bodo\/Glimt at Estadio Jose Alvalade on March 17, 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Gualter Fatia \/ Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Should Chelsea Boss Xabi Alonso Snap Hjulmand Up This Summer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hjulmand is a solid tackler of the ball and can time his challenges well to make some crucial interceptions for his team inside his half. He doesn\u2019t mind putting his foot through the ball when needed and is a good passer as well.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish sensation can contribute by scoring and creating a few crucial goals for his team. However, only time will tell whether he can adapt to the physical side and high intensity of the Premier League if the Blues manage to get a deal done for him in this transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>We can expect Hjulmand to add more quality and depth to Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso\u2019s midfield department. He is good enough to challenge for a regular first-team spot at Stamford Bridge in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>At 27, Hjulmand is about to enter his prime, which makes him a worthy target for the West London club to pursue in this transfer window. He has what it takes to help Chelsea compete across all fronts in the future. Therefore, Alonso would be wise to snap him up before the end of this summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent report, Cade Naser claimed that Chelsea have made a big offer for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}