NBA chairman joins Pagliuca takeover bid, Lukaku ‘in PSG transfer talks’, Granovskaia to STAY

Morning, Chelsea followers

Ken Griffin vowed Chelsea will stay an elite, trophy-searching club if his consortium requires in excess of.

And PSG are surprise suitors for the Blues’ out-of-favour striker Romelu Lukaku.

That all overshadows Saturday’s 6- Prem get at Southampton.

But manager Thomas Tuchel identified a new angle with his blended evaluation on Timo Werner ending his six-thirty day period purpose drought.

Striker Werner and playmaker Mason Mount struck twice apiece to preserve Chelsea five factors clear of fourth-placed Tottenham.

Tuchel mentioned: “He could have scored a lot more. He experienced big probabilities and a lot of chances.

“It was his favorite placement from an opponent we knew we could discover areas in powering.

“It was for him to make a assertion, which he did… we are delighted with his sturdy functionality.”

Meanwhile, American hedge fund tycoon Griffin – who is worth £21billion, three instances as substantially as Roman Abramovich – has joined forces with Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and the Ricketts spouse and children.

Deal brokers The Raine Team have extended the deadline for second bids to Thursday and anticipate the last selling price to exceed £3bn.

Griffin mentioned: “All of us adore to compete and even additional we adore to acquire.

“Our team will do the job intently collectively to set the most competitive group on the pitch every single year.” 

PSG are said to be in talks above recruiting £98million ‘flop’ Lukaku, who has mostly been sidelined by Kai Havertz’s hot form.

Lastly, the Blues are tipped to transfer for Arsenal attacker Khayon Edwards, 18.