{"id":4226,"date":"2026-05-05T13:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:35:47","slug":"chelsea-and-arsenal-are-in-regular-contact-as-they-line-up-summer-raid-for-one-of-fabregass-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4226","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea And Arsenal Are In &#8216;Regular Contact&#8217; As They Line Up Summer Raid For One Of Fabregas&#8217;s Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<article>\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea and Arsenal are both interested in signing Como defender Jacobo Ramon, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>TEAMtalk<\/em> claim that the Spaniard, who has been a key player for <strong>Cesc Fabregas<\/strong> this season, is attracting the attention of the two London clubs.<\/p>\n<p>However, Real Madrid have a buyback option that they can trigger at the end of the season, and that will complicate any move for Ramon.<\/p>\n<p>With the Spanish giants effectively in control of the centre-back\u2019s future beyond the summer, <em>TEAMtalk<\/em> report that both Chelsea and Arsenal have been in \u201cregular contact\u201d with Real to discuss his situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/chelseanews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120159\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Chelsea News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Ramon is set to return to the Bernabeu<\/h2>\n<p>As things stand, the chance of the 21-year-old making the switch to Stamford Bridge this summer are pretty low, with it being widely expected that Real will trigger their clause and re-sign him.<\/p>\n<p>Ramon is not the only Como player who could return to Spain, with his teammate Nico Paz also likely to make the same switch.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentinian international has also been on Chelsea\u2019s radar, but Real don\u2019t seem to be inclined to lose either player.<\/p>\n<p>Buy tickets for upcoming Chelsea matches from StubHub here<\/p>\n<h2>Are Chelsea targeting any other centre-halves?<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0fab81ce12e48a0794275e1d82449fb1\" image-id=\"1075872704\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>The Blues have been linked with several options to strengthen the centre of defence in recent weeks. Brighton\u2019s Jan Paul van Hecke, Nottingham Forest\u2019s Murillo, AC Milan\u2019s Strahinja Pavlovic and Sporting Lisbon\u2019s Goncalo Inacio are just a few of the names who have been mentioned as potential targets.<\/p>\n<p>Younger defenders are also being looked at, with <strong>reports<\/strong> in Germany suggesting that the club is very interested in Werder Bremen\u2019s Karim Coulibaly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more about the Chelsea First Team Squad for 2025\/26 here<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains affiliate links. 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