'The race is open' – Fabrizio Romano speaks on transfer situation involving Chelsea

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has been speaking on one current transfer situation that involves Chelsea this morning.

One thing we don’t even know for sure yet is whether manager Mauricio Pochettino will still be in charge at the club going into next season. There are meetings due to happen early this week, and there’s even been reports out this morning claiming that Chelsea have spoken with two potential Pochettino replacements recently.

But the summer recruitment plans continue to go ahead regardless of any of that, and Chelsea will have clear targets for the summer transfer window.

Is one of them Leeds United winger Crysencio Summerville, who has been linked with Chelsea again recently.

So what is transfer guru Romano saying about this situation?

Romano, speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for the latest edition of his Daily Briefing column, has made it clear that he expects Summerville to get the chance to seal a big move this summer, though it was not something decided just yet.

Fabrizio Romano said: “They [Chelsea] are one of the names being linked with Leeds United’s talented young winger Crysencio Summerville. The race is open, but with nothing close or imminent right now. There are really many clubs tracking him – I already reported about Liverpool last month, and for sure, Summerville is expected to get a top club chance in the summer, but again, nothing is close now.”

I think it looks almost certain that he will leave the club this summer, with Leeds in the need to get some more profits back into the club. However, they will be caught between a rock and a hard place with needing to sell to balance some books, but also needing to keep a squad that will be good enough to either compete in the Premier League, or challenge at the top of the Championship again.