Chelsea now fighting Spurs to sign 39 million pounds sterling “legend”

The draw against Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon may have put a slight shock absorber on things, but this season always feels that it could be great for Chelsea.

The Enzo Maresca team is finally back in the Champions League and, on the basis of what we saw during the summer, seems to be one of the most dangerous teams of the Premier League.

In addition, with the transfer window still open for a little less than two weeks, there is a lot of time for the blues to become even stronger.

One of the most strongly praised players for a move to Stamford Bridge was Xavi Simons, although the West Londoners are now linked to someone who would be a more critical signature, someone who is also linked to Cross-City Tottenham Hotspur rivals.

Chelsea Race Spurs for a higher signature than Simons

Although there have been sporadic relationships connecting Simons to a move to Chelsea for a few years now, they have really started to take steam earlier this summer.

Since then, there has been a constant flow of stories praising the RB Leipzig star for a move to Stamford Bridge, and although there were times when it seemed unlikely, it now seems to be just a matter of time.

However, even if the Dutchman is an extraordinarily talented striker who has raised a count of 19 goal involvement in 33 games last season, there is another international than the blues are now watching that would be a much more critical signature.

It was at least according to a recent report from Spain, which said that Chelsea was still very interested in Piero Hincapié.

However, the London West are not the only ones to be interested in the imposing central defender, because Tottenham Hotspur also rushes to guarantee his signature.

In addition to beating the Northern Londoners, Chelsea will have to overflow costs over 45 million euros, which represents around 39 million pounds sterling, and although it is certainly a lot, it would be worth it, especially since Hincapié would be a more important addition for the team than Simons.

Why Hincapié would be a more important signature than Simons

Now, Simons would undoubtedly have a considerable impact on this side of Chelsea, because in recent seasons, he has more than proven his capacity as an addicted and number ten.

However, at that time and in the foreseeable future, we would say that Hincapié will change the blues much more, and one of the main reasons why is due to the composition of the team.

For example, when they looked somewhat frankly against Palace on Sunday, the champions of the league of the conference have an abundance of exciting and dynamic attackers in the team.

In addition, we have still not seen what Joao Pedro, Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens could do with a series of Premier League apparitions under Maresca.

On the other hand, the defensive options of the Argentinian begin to be a little thin, in particular with Levi Colwill for potentially the season and Tosin Asarabioyo lacked the match on the weekend.

In addition, although the incredibly exciting Jorrel Hato is the perfect solution in a few years, it would be unfair and unlikely to throw it at the end at only 19 years and without gaming experience in a league among the first five.

The second reason why the Le Star of Leverkusen would be an addition so essential to the team is that, in addition to being solid on the defensive, he is a large passer and transporter of the ball, which should help massively in the game of accumulation.

According to FBREF, it ranks in the most main 1% of central defenders in the top five leagues in Europe for the planned non-penalty goals and the decisive passes, the highest 2% for crosses in the penalty surface, the most important 5% for progressive transport, the 6% main for key passes and more, all for 90.

Finally, with a title of Bundesliga and DFB Pokal to his credit, the “Legend of Ecuadorian Football in future”, while the talent of talent Jacek Kulig the nicknamed it, would bring real know-how and maturity to this Blues side, which could be crucial in a season where they should be difficult for money.

In the end, Simons will be an excellent addition to this Chelsea team, but for our money, Hincapié would be a much more important signature to make this summer.