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Chelsea fans all say same thing about transfer target Ben Chilwell after Willian battle
Chelsea fans are not impressed with transfer target Ben Chilwell during the Blues' clash with Leicester.
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Chelsea supporters have been left far from happy with the performance of Ben Chilwell during the Blues' FA Cup clash with Leicester. Chilwell is a priority transfer target of the west London club in the upcoming summer window but some fans are not keen on the England international.
Chelsea are planning a major overhaul of their squad this summer with manager Frank Lampard having already agreed deals for Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner.
Now the Blues have turned their attention to Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz and Leicester left-back Chilwell, with the latter handed a chance to impress his suitors in today's FA Cup quarter-final.
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However, Leicester are expected to demand as much as £80million for the 23-year-old and some Chelsea fans are not keen to shell out such a huge fee after seeing his display against 31-year-old Willian at the King Power Stadium.
One supporter said: "Willian dispossessing Chilwell? Definitely not worth £80m!"
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"FFS you know Chilwell is bang average when even Willian is tearing him up," commented another.
"Chilwell can cross but I’m not gonna let his crosses hide the fact that he’s a FRAUD" and "Ben Chilwell does nothing impressive to me" were other responses.
"Chilwell is so bad. Why do people rate this guy? Because he runs a lot?" questioned a fan.
While today could arguably have been seen as an audition for Chilwell ahead of a move to Chelsea, some supporters had made up their mind about the Leicester left-back even before kick-off.
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A disgruntled fan said: "Willian better deal with Chilwell today. Make him so useless Lampard won't even look at him again."
"Hope Willian shows Frank Lampard why we should get Tagliafico instead of Chilwell," added another.
With Leicester likely to demand a fee similar to what Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire last summer, Chelsea do have cheaper alternatives available.
Alex Telles is expected to leave FC Porto and could be available for around £35m while Nicolas Tagliafico is even more affordable.
Ajax have agreed to let the Argentine depart this summer, with his agent Ricardo Schlieper confirming his client will look to move on.
"We have agreed with Ajax that he would leave this year," he said.
“After having spent two-and-a-half seasons at the club, it’s the ideal moment for it.
"If football goes back to being normal, a transfer could be done for Tagliafico."
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