{"id":47961,"date":"2026-05-30T22:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T02:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/chelsea-considering-bid-for-next-mbappe\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T22:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T02:05:51","slug":"chelsea-considering-bid-for-next-mbappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/chelsea-considering-bid-for-next-mbappe\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea considering bid for &#8216;next Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/chelsea-considering-bid-for-next-mbappe\/#Chelsea_considering_summer_signing_of_Premier_League_striker\" >Chelsea considering summer signing of Premier League striker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/chelsea-considering-bid-for-next-mbappe\/#Why_Eli_Junior_Crupi_is_a_better_fit_for_Chelsea_than_Nicholas_Jackson\" >Why Eli Junior Crupi is a better fit for Chelsea than Nicholas Jackson<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/chelsea-considering-bid-for-next-mbappe\/#NEXT_Palmer_Chelsea_Lodge_bid_to_sign_%E2%80%98one_of_Englands_biggest_talents\" >NEXT Palmer: Chelsea Lodge bid to sign &#8216;one of England&#8217;s biggest talents&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Chelsea supporters could see a familiar face return as part of Xabi Alonso&#8217;s side at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League next season.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Jackson still has seven years left on his contract and will reportedly be given a chance to impress the Spanish head coach in pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the 2025\/26 season on loan at Bayern Munich in Germany, but the Bavarian giants opposed signing the Senegalese international permanently.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old striker has scored 11 goals in 34 appearances for Bayern this season, including eight goals in 23 appearances for Vincent Kompany in the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n<p>However, his form in front of goal was not enough to convince the Bundesliga champions to pursue a second contract with Chelsea, which failed this summer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chelsea-considering-summer-bid-for-premier-league-striker\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chelsea_considering_summer_signing_of_Premier_League_striker\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Chelsea considering summer signing of Premier League striker<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jackson scored 30 goals in 81 games in all competitions during his first two seasons at Stamford Bridge, including a hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur in his first year in London.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a pretty decent return in front of goal, Alonso is already eyeing a new striker who will arrive as an even better option than the former Villarreal player.<\/p>\n<p>According to TEAMtalk, Chelsea are one of the teams considering signing Eli Junior Crupi from Bournemouth in the upcoming summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the Blues and Liverpool have been keeping an eye on the young attacker for a long time and are currently considering a summer signing with a view to signing him during the off-season.<\/p>\n<p>However, Manchester City added that they are already in talks with the player&#8217;s agent, suggesting they are currently ahead of their rivals in the race to sign Crupi.<\/p>\n<p>TEAMtalk have revealed that the Cherries will not accept less than \u00a380 million for the 19-year-old talent, and it remains to be seen whether Chelsea are willing to pay that price for his services.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-eli-junior-kroupi-would-be-better-for-chelsea-than-nicolas-jackson\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Eli_Junior_Crupi_is_a_better_fit_for_Chelsea_than_Nicholas_Jackson\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why Eli Junior Crupi is a better fit for Chelsea than Nicholas Jackson<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last summer, the London Giants decided to let Jackson go on loan after being too unreliable in front of goal during his first two seasons in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2023\/24 and 2024\/25 seasons combined, the Senegalese international scored 24 goals in the Premier League for Chelsea from 30.98 x G, which shows he was an incredible waste of the opportunities that came his way.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Crupi&#8217;s form with Bournemouth in the Premier League this season suggests he is far more clinical for Alonso than for Jackson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>25\/26 Best xG player in the Premier League<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>xG differential<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>So Junior Crupi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>+4.08<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>harry wilson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>+3.93<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Keenan Dewsbury Hall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>+3.68<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>ryan graven birch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>+3.46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>morgan rogers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>+2.86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>In the 2025\/26 season, no player had a better xG than the Cherries&#8217; marksman. He found the back of the net 13 times in the division from 8.98 xG.<\/p>\n<p>The teenage sensation, described by Goal magazine as &#8216;the next Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;, showed himself to be both clinical and consistent, scoring 13 goals in just 21 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>These statistics suggest that he will be much more effective in front of Chelsea&#8217;s goal than Jackson will be in his third season at the club, given that he consistently struggled as a finisher during his first two years in London.<\/p>\n<p>The Senegalese forward failed to prove in either season that he is a reliable player who takes the quality chances that come his way, which is why he was loaned out, and why the club should aim to sign a more reliable striker this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Crupi could be that player, as his current form isn&#8217;t flashy despite being only 19 years old. He also played 30 games in Ligue 2 for Lorient in the 2024\/25 season, scoring 22 goals and missing just 12 &#8220;big chances&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This means that while the French prodigy has scored 35 goals at league level over the past two seasons and only missed 15 &#8216;big chances&#8217;, Jackson has missed 61 &#8216;big chances&#8217; in the past three seasons combined.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso will be aiming for long-term success at Stamford Bridge and signing a clinical 19-year-old attacker with a proven Premier League background could be a great way to start his reign.<\/p>\n<p>It will now be up to the club&#8217;s leaders to push ahead with a deal for the forward so they can beat Liverpool and City to sign him before the end of the summer period.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"next-palmer-chelsea-lodge-bid-to-sign-jeremie-monga\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NEXT_Palmer_Chelsea_Lodge_bid_to_sign_%E2%80%98one_of_Englands_biggest_talents\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tNEXT Palmer: Chelsea Lodge bid to sign &#8216;one of England&#8217;s biggest talents&#8217;<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Chelsea have made their first move towards signing a potential new England superstar.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea supporters could see a familiar face return as part of Xabi Alonso&#8217;s side at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League next season. 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