{"id":18376,"date":"2026-07-18T00:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18376"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:44:52","slug":"chelsea-rejected-by-real-madrid-star-after-transfer-approach-read-chelsea-f-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18376","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea rejected by Real Madrid star after transfer approach &#8211; Read Chelsea F.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chelsea have reportedly suffered a transfer setback after Ra\u00fal Asencio rejected an approach from the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xabi Alonso wants to strengthen his defence before the new Premier League season. Chelsea have considered several centre-backs while Trevoh Chalobah continues to attract interest from Como.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Sports Mole, relaying Le Journal du Real, Chelsea contacted Asencio to establish whether he would consider moving to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 23-year-old rejected the approach because he wants to earn a role under new Real Madrid manager Jos\u00e9 Mourinho. No reliable source has reported formal negotiations between the clubs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 @FabrizioRomano: \u201cReal Madrid need EXITS to sign a midfielder and a defender. This is the MESSAGE coming from Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>At CB, Ra\u00fal Asencio is FOR SALE, but there is NO agreement with anyone on player and club side.<\/p>\n<p>The squad is TOO BIG, they need to SELL to buy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I72LC4EYdU\">pic.twitter.com\/I72LC4EYdU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) June 30, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asencio wants Real Madrid chance<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asencio broke into Real Madrid\u2019s senior side during the 2024\/25 campaign. Injuries to established defenders helped him gain regular minutes, but increased competition has now placed his position under pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madrid have added Ibrahima Konat\u00e9, while Antonio R\u00fcdiger, Dean Huijsen and \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o also compete at centre-back. Mourinho could therefore struggle to offer Asencio consistent starts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defender still prefers to remain for pre-season and show the manager he deserves a place. His contract runs until 2031, which leaves Madrid in control of any future talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea\u2019s reported approach fits their wider search for another central defender. As Read Chelsea reported following the latest Maxence Lacroix update, Crystal Palace also expect a substantial fee for their France international.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asencio would offer youth, pace and experience at a major European club. However, Chelsea must first convince the player that leaving Madrid would improve his development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current report remains an early transfer claim rather than evidence of an advanced deal. Asencio wants to fight for his place, while Chelsea continue to assess other defensive options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have reportedly suffered a transfer setback after Ra\u00fal Asencio rejected an approach from the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18376","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\/18376","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=18376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}