{"id":21936,"date":"2026-07-27T14:26:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21936"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:26:45","slug":"chelsea-are-keen-on-signing-brighton-forward-danny-welbeck-35-after-he-scored-13-premier-league-goals-last-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21936","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea are keen on signing Brighton forward Danny Welbeck, 35, after he scored 13 Premier League goals last season"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chelsea are interested in signing Danny Welbeck, Daily Mail Sport can reveal.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old Brighton striker has emerged as a player of interest within Stamford Bridge, and is now a contender to join the Blues squad under Xabi Alonso.<\/p>\n

Welbeck has scored 46 goals in 176 games in the Premier League for the Seagulls, having previously played for Manchester United and Arsenal, among others.<\/p>\n

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Danny Welbeck has scored 23 Premier League goals across the last two seasons for Brighton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Chelsea currently have five strikers on their books: Joao Pedro, Emmanuel Emegha, Liam Delap, Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu.<\/p>\n

The Blues have been looking at sales or loans to trim down their options up front.<\/p>\n

Welbeck scored 13 times in the league for Brighton in 2025-26, and was considered unfortunate not to make the England squad under Thomas Tuchel.<\/p>\n

Joao Pedro, Emegha and Delap are currently on Chelsea\u2019s pre-season tour of Australia and Asia.<\/p>\n

Welbeck joined Brighton in 2020 and triggered a one-year contract extension in March. If he moves to Stamford Bridge he would add to the lengthy list of signings Chelsea have made from Brighton in recent years – including Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Robert Sanchez and Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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