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Chelsea receive transfer blow in bid to sign cheaper Kai Havertz alternative
Chelsea have been knocked back in their bid to sign a cheaper Kai Havertz alternative.
Said Benrahma: Brentford star demonstrates skills in training
Chelsea transfer target Said Benrahma, who is believed to be a cheaper alternative to Bayer Leverkusen forward Kai Haverta this summer, has been discussing his future and insists he wants to play in the Premier League with Brentford.
Chelsea are still determined to sign Havertz this summer.
Despite forking out £90million on Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech, they are keen to keep spending in an attempt to improve their squad.
Havertz will likely cost at least £80m or £90m this summer, with Chelsea director Petr Cech set to travel to Germany to finalise the deal next week.
If they aren't able to sign him, however, they are watching Brentford ace Benrahma as an alternative.
Benrahma, valued at £35m, is expected to depart the club this summer if the Bees fail to secure promotion to the Premier League.
They go into tonight's final game of the season against Barnsley knowing they will go up automatically if they better West Brom's result against QPR.
And Algerian ace Benrahma insists he's only thinking about playing in the Premier League under Thomas Frank with the Bees, and isn't concentrating on his future elsewhere.
Speaking ahead of the season finale, he spoke of his dream to take Brentford into the promised land.
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Benrahma said: “It has always been a target of mine to play in the Premier League and I really wish to play in the Premier League with Brentford.
“It would be magnificent for Brentford because it would be the first time and we have really been working hard on it. I am still confident.
“After the match at Stoke [1-0 defeat] we had a long conversation between the team-mates.
"We really tried not to put down our spirits but to say ‘that’s football.’ Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
"We really learned from Saturday’s match.
“We know where we made mistakes and we don’t want to make the same mistakes on Wednesday. We are really motivated. We learned a lot.
“We need to be calmer, to control our emotions, and to not look for a result but to have some distance now and be really calm.
"In football it happens so fast that you are at the top and not at the top anymore, so keep distance and be more calm.”
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