€35m valued defender on Chelsea’s list – but Blues must shift overpaid problem first

Tomas Araujo is a target for Chelsea as they continue to look to try and improve their shoddy defence in the transfer market.

Chelsea spent big on an experienced Premier League central defender this summer in the form of Maxence Lacroix.

But so far, their defence shows the same problems is has for years. They will continue spending on new players until they can find a setup which finally makes them solid.

The solution back in 2022 was Wesley Fofana. Well, after years of being injured he’s finally back in the team and looks poor whenever he plays. It’s no surprise to see links to other defenders continue.

Transfer guru Dean Jones has today been linking the Blues with 24 year old Tomas Araujo of Benfica. He’s a solid all round player who continues to look good even after the departure of his long-time partner Antonio Silva to Bournemouth.

The idea is to shift Fofana and get Araujo in – but it’s not going to be easy to get anyone to buy Fofana on his famously huge wages. Araujo is valued at €35m by TransferMarket, and it’s easy to see him going for more than that as top teams circle.

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