{"id":4947,"date":"2026-05-06T16:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4947"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:44:42","slug":"chelsea-top-queue-to-sign-said-el-mala-but-will-loan-him-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4947","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea top queue to sign Said El Mala but will loan him back"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chelsea are apparently at the front of the queue to sign left winger Said El Mala, but unfortunately he wont solve our current issues.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is because apparently, IF Chelsea do sign him this summer, they will loan him back to his club for the season. So he wouldn\u2019t even be able to help Chelsea in the here and now or improve what they\u2019ve already got.<\/p>\n

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The 19-year-old is a very promising up and coming winger playing in Bundesliga, but it looks like he would stay at Cologne for another season to develop if he did sign for Chelsea. The thing is, it\u2019s actually a smart idea from Chelsea because he\u2019s another raw young player, but they also need to be addressing the here and now and spending money on that too.<\/p>\n

Bad to Chelsea?<\/h2>\n
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Said El Mala playing for Germany U21. (Photo by Milos Bicanski\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to SPORTBILD in a reported relayed by SPTC today, Chelsea are now at the front of the queue for 19-year-old left winger Said El Mala, pushing Brighton aside in the process, and have indicated in talks that they will outbid them.<\/p>\n

The Chelsea would also send him back to Cologne on loan.<\/p>\n

In other news today..<\/h2>\n

Chelsea\u2019s transfer of Joao Pedro worked out, and the club will surely try to repeat the trick this summer in the market. He\u2019s been a rare example of buying proven quality for the here and now.<\/p>\n

Chelsea have ruled out an\u00a0attempt to bring Xavi Hernandez in as their new manager according to Ben Jacobs\u2019 reporting today. What\u2019s odd is that it was Jacobs who reported Chelsea made contact with Xavi just moments before he said this!?<\/p>\n

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