Chelsea working to get transfer done “as soon as possible”, player ready to join

Chelsea are reportedly working on signing Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile as soon as possible, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Tweeting from his official account, Romano says Badiashile is open to moving to Stamford Bridge, with talks at an advanced stage as he looks set to be offered the chance to join on a long-term contract.

It seems Chelsea are making significant progress on securing the signature of the talented 21-year-old, with details below…

More on Benoît Badiashile deal. Talks are well advanced also on player side as French centre back is open to join Chelsea in January, long term deal has been discussed. 🚨🔵 #CFC

Chelsea are working to get deal sealed with AS Monaco as soon as possible. pic.twitter.com/zH5MmEgiEn

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 26, 2022

Chelsea would surely do well to keep on prioritising making changes to their defence, with Graham Potter likely to need a long-term successor to the ageing Thiago Silva before too long.

Meanwhile, Kalidou Koulibaly hasn’t been too convincing since joining from Napoli in the summer, while Wesley Fofana has had his issues with injuries.

Badiashile could be perfect to come in and become a key player at the back for the Blues, and it looks like things are heading in the right direction.

Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Benoît Badiashile from AS Monaco as new centre back. Official proposal has been submitted — negotiations now in progress 🚨🔵 #CFC

Fee discussed around €35/40m with hope to get it done soon. First call, @David_Ornstein. Talks will continue. pic.twitter.com/Yrwjj1HqvM

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 26, 2022

As shown above, Romano also tweeted earlier today that Chelsea could sign Badiashile for around €35-40million, which could end up being a bargain for such a top young talent with his best years ahead of him.