Here is your Chelsea digest for Wednesday, August 19.
What Chelsea have done on their official website amid Havertz links
Chelsea fans have spotted a potential hint from the club over the ongoing Kai Havertz transfer saga.
Frank Lampard is desperate to add further to his squad, following the early signings of Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner, with Havertz one of the names at the top of the list.
The Blues are locked in talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a summer transfer, but the German club are demanding a fee of around £90 million for the German international.
Havertz himself is keen on a move to Stamford Bridge and will be hoping that a deal between the clubs can be reached in the coming days or weeks.
Messi transfer hint
Could Lionel Messi leave Barcelona during the summer transfer window?
Recent reports would suggest that could very well be the case as Esporte Interativo claimed over the weekend that the Argentine has asked to leave following the latest Champions League humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich.
This comes just a month after reports surfaced claiming that Messi was growing frustrated with life at the Camp Nou.
Should Barcelona grant Messi's request then many clubs across Europe will be on high alert at the prospect of signing the world’s best player.
Reguillon transfer audition
Chelsea have wasted no time in getting a head start with their summer transfer business.
First, they secured the signing of Hakim Ziyech from Ajax. Then, Timo Werner arrived from RB Leipzig. Now, it seems, Frank Lampard has prioritised the signing of Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz, but there are strong indications that a new left-back is also near the top of the shopping list.
It is, after all, one of the most obvious weak points in the Chelsea team, with neither Marcos Alonso nor Emerson Palmieri securing their place on the left side of the Blues defence last season.
Ben Chilwell was mentioned as a target, but Leicester City’s £80m valuation of the England international has made a deal difficult.
