Chelsea are in contact with Bayer Leverkusen for Kerim Alajbegovic, says transfer insider Fabrizio Romano.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Premier League giants have firmly set their sights on the highly rated winger as part of their broader strategy to secure top young talent from across the continent.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE<\/u><\/span> & GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Providing the latest details on social media, Fabrizio Romano confirmed that active discussions are taking place between Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen regarding a transfer for Alajbegovi\u0107.<\/p>\n \u201cChelsea are in contact with Bayer Leverkusen for Kerim Alajbegovi\u0107, talks ongoing,\u201d Romano revealed on X.<\/p>\n \u201cUnderstand there\u2019s no \u00a334m bid, talks are at lower fee at present and Italian clubs are still involved in the race. Alajbegovi\u0107 yet to decide his future with Italian clubs and Chelsea keen.\u201d<\/p>\n Contrary to speculative reports suggesting a massive \u00a334 million opening offer had been submitted, Romano clarified that negotiations remain centered around a lower structure.<\/p>\n While Chelsea are favourites to sign him, several other clubs including some Serie A clubs maintain strong interest, leaving the decision open as multi-club interest intensifies.<\/p>\n The 18-year-old winger has rapidly emerged as one of the most intriguing prospects in European football.<\/p>\n Developing through Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s setup, Alajbegovi\u0107 demonstrated his immense potential during a productive spell with RB Salzburg, showing impressive dribbling, creative vision, and technical composure.<\/p>\n Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a\u00a0preferred source on Google\u00a0to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n His strong performances extended to the international stage with Bosnia and Herzegovina during the World Cup, where his sharp attacking displays caught the eye of top scouts.<\/p>\n Capable of playing across the frontline with dual-footed flair, Alajbegovi\u0107 aligns with Chelsea\u2019s long-term squad vision.<\/p>\n With manager Xabi Alonso familiar with Leverkusen\u2019s youth pipeline, the Blues view Alajbegovi\u0107 as an ideal addition to their dynamic attack.<\/p>\n As talks progress, Chelsea hope to win the race against Italian competition and complete a deal in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chelsea are in contact with Bayer Leverkusen for Kerim Alajbegovic, says transfer insider Fabrizio Romano….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21114","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\/21114","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=21114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fabrizio Romano provides Chelsea update on Kerim Alajbegovic<\/h2>\n
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