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Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong has emerged as a surprise transfer target for Premier League rivals Arsenal, with reports claiming the young defender would be open to a move across London this summer.<\/p>\n
According to journalist Eduardo Hagn, Acheampong is keen on joining Arsenal and has been made available to potential suitors despite Chelsea\u2019s reported desire to keep hold of one of their most highly rated academy graduates.<\/p>\n
The claims have added fresh uncertainty over the stars\u2019s future at Stamford Bridge, where he has been viewed as a long-term first-team prospect.<\/p>\n
CHELSEA<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong> are understood to be reluctant to sell the defender, who has progressed through the club\u2019s academy system and earned opportunities with the senior squad. The Blues are reportedly determined to retain Acheampong\u2019s services, meaning any possible departure would require a significant change in their current stance.<\/p>\n Arsenal\u2019s interest comes as the club continues to monitor defensive options capable of providing both immediate depth and long-term value. Acheampong\u2019s ability to operate across the back line is believed to be one of the qualities that has attracted attention, with the defender offering versatility at right-back and centre-back.<\/p>\n The move would also represent a notable deal between two London rivals, with Chelsea historically reluctant to strengthen direct Premier League competitors.<\/p>\n A transfer between the clubs would likely require lengthy negotiations, particularly given Chelsea\u2019s belief that Acheampong can become an important player in their future plans.<\/p>\n Acheampong\u2019s development has attracted attention from several clubs, but Arsenal\u2019s reported interest provides a new twist in the defender\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n MORE BIG CHELSEA NEWS AND GOSSIP<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Top<\/em> Read: Worldie buzzing with Chelsea deal \u2013 Japanese International excited after Blues move \u2013 Chelsea told sign \u00a350M star, solve problem<\/strong><\/p>\n Most Read:\u00a0Midfielder deal announced! Chelsea wrap up summer deal for gifted midfielder<\/p>\n Must Read: Forward SO HAPPY after wrapping up Chelsea deal until 2032<\/strong><\/p>\n Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong has emerged as a surprise transfer target for Premier League rivals…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17456","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\/17456","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=17456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}LOVE CHELSEA? CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND GOSSIP<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
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