{"id":4694,"date":"2026-05-06T08:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4694"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:03:57","slug":"chelsea-step-up-interest-in-club-brugge-star-joel-ordonez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4694","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea step up interest in Club Brugge star Joel Ordonez"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chelsea have stepped up their long term interest in Club Brugge centre back Joel Ordonez according to reports.<\/p>\n

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Having been quiet in January, the Blues are once again expected to be busy this summer with reinforcements required in a number of areas of the squad.<\/p>\n

Chelsea are said to still be in the market for a centre back, whilst it\u2019s believed they want to add another midfielder and attacker.<\/p>\n

Chelsea step up interest in Joel Ordonez<\/h2>\n

The Blues have struggled defensively this season, and haven\u2019t kept a clean sheet in the Premier League since January.<\/p>\n

Chelsea were boosted by the return of Levi Colwill in Monday\u2019s defeat to Nottingham Forest, as he made his first appearance since suffering an ACL injury.<\/p>\n

The Blues desperately need to add at least one starting level quality centre back, and have been linked with both Murillo and Jan Paul van Hecke.<\/p>\n

However, it appears there\u2019s another name on their radar in Ordonez, and TEAMtalk have reported Chelsea have stepped up their interest in the Ecuadorian.<\/p>\n

The report adds Chelsea sent scouts to watch the 22-year-old in action over the weekend, and have been impressed with his development.<\/p>\n

TEAMtalk add Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and Aston Villa have also shown interest, whilst the Ecuador international will cost around \u20ac40m.<\/p>\n

Ordonez is under contract until 2029, and has made 42 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring four goals.<\/p>\n

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