Chelsea Interested in Manchester City Midfielder
Blogs

Chelsea Interested in Manchester City Midfielder

04/07/24 10:53

According to Jack Gaughan, who Football Park rate as a tier three source, is reporting that Chelsea are monitoring the situation of James McAtee.

The 21-year-old has spent the last two seasons on loan at Sheffield United, gaining valuable Premier League experience in his second stint at the Blades.

Across two seasons in Sheffield, McAtee scored 14 goals, and provided eight assists for teammates.

New Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca, who was previously the manager of City’s Elite Development squad, desperately tried to sign McAtee last season when he led Leicester to the Championship title.

Despite Chelsea’s known interest, Pep Guardiola has decided to take McAtee with his squad on their pre-season tour of the USA, potentially to assess whether he wants to keep McAtee or green light a sale.

Currently, there’s no reported contact between the two clubs over the England youth international, but it’s safe to assume any negotiations that do take place will be after City’s tour of the US.

McAtee has only made six first team appearances for City, and after seeing how well Cole Palmer has developed since ditching the Etihad for Stamford Bridge, he might feel it’s the right time to move on.

Benji Kosartiyer
Journalist
Joe Southan

Lead Writer

Videos

See more
How Leeds United are GLIDING their way THROUGH the Championship | Tactical Breakdown
Watch Tom Williams and Ashley Adamson-Edwards breakdown the tactical concepts behind Daniel Farke's Leeds United to far this season,
What is going SO WRONG for Southampton this season?
Watch our analysis of Southampton in the Premier League so far this season as the Saints continue their struggles.
The MOST CONTROVERSIAL moment of the season?! Hull City 0-1 Sunderland
Watch our reaction Hull City 0-1 Sunderland in the Championship fan outrage sparks after refereeing controversy.

Join our newsletter

Become a part of our community and never miss an update from Football Park.