Chelsea sees signing a ‘huge’ defender of £100 million

Chelsea’s defensive numbers this season, Enzo Maresca’s first campaign at Stamford Bridge, will surely draw attention for the right reasons.

According to FBREF, they have been one of the outstanding teams behind, with only 43 goals in the entire campaign.

This is improved by three aspects, namely Manchester City, champion Liverpool and runner-up Arsenal. West Londoners are also one of eight aspects of keeping double-seat clean sheets this semester, their name is Ten.

However, the fact that they still don’t have the level they need to reach to challenge the championship highlights the league’s top two admit to score fewer goals. So it may not be surprising to learn that the Blues are targeting new defenders this summer.

Chelsea’s new defensive goal

If there is a defender who has been associated with the migration away from his current club, it is Dean Huijsen. But as Bournemouth’s centre-back moves in the direction of Real Madrid, they need to take an alternative.

This option could be Everton star Jarrad Brantwaite. With the constant movement of the rumor factory, he finally left the club this summer.

Mick Brown talks to football insiders, and the Blues have been working on a deal this summer to bring Branwthaite to Stamford Bridge, according to a report by former Manchester United chief scout and Blackburn Rovers.

However, the defender who has played for England in the recent summer is not cheap.

The report shows that Everton will ask their star centre-back to demand up to £100 million, which is the money they can reinvest in the team in the new era of Merseyside’s blue half.

Why Branthwaite might be Chelsea’s new John Terry

If West London outfit convinces Branswitter to swap Everton’s blue for Chelsea’s blue, he might be their new John Terry. The former Blues captain is his “best Premier League” of all time by Jamie Redknapp.

The 44-year-old has been a top British champion five times and has won a Champions League title from Chelsea.

He made 717 appearances for his childhood club and served as club captain for 13 years.

There must be similarities between the two. As the numbers behind the Branthwaite season show, not only do they have great potential, they are leaders as well.

Of course, Terry has been a huge leader at Chelsea for more than a decade, but Branthwaite had already been the leader of the England U21 by March. If he entered leadership early, he might have one day captain Chelsea. He also had a lot of conversations during his performances on the court.

Indeed, it was another strong sport for Brantwaite, helping to keep the Toffees in the Premier League after a poor start to the season. He has been a key player under Sean Dyche and David Moyes.

This season, the 22-year-old was born in Carlisle and played 33 games for Everton. Thirty of these appearances appeared in the Premier League, helping to keep nine clean sheets in the top flight so far.

According to Statman Dave, not only is he a “huge” presence behind it, but Branthwaite also provides a threat in the opposition box. Although he has not scored this season, he has played four times in his short career with Everton so far.

Branthwaite passed Sofascore’s figures in his last two seasons in the top flight, how he performed in an Everton shirt. For example, this season, he made 63 tackles and interceptions, and although he was higher last semester, his impressive tackles and interceptions were impressive.

On the ball, the defender stares at the pass, which is once again emphasized by the numbers. In the 2023/25 sports, he played 85 long balls with 45.2% accuracy, which is an improvement of 73 long balls last season, with an accuracy of 40.1%.

The £100 million price is a huge price, but the West London side could eventually replace Terry, they have struggled and eventually failed, for years.