Chelsea are considering Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi after being rebuffed in their bid for Leonardo Bonucci.
The 24-year-old centre-back was released by Everton manager David Moyes in 2012 but has since gone on to great success, winning the World Cup in 2014 and establishing himself as one of La Liga’s finest defenders.
A German international, Mustafi was considered by Barcelona before the Spanish champions instead signed Lyon’s Samuel Umtiti this summer.
Despite struggling for cash after a disastrous season saw them miss out on European football, Valencia are determined to hold on to their prized midfielder, and now realise that they may need to sell Mustafi in order to be able to rebuff further offers for Gomes.
Mustafi would be expected to fetch north of £25million in the current market, and at 24 years of age would provide Chelsea with a longer-term alternative to Juventus’ Bonucci, who has no desire to push for an exit from the Italian champions.
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We should get him. Would rather pay £25m for him than the reported £37.6m for Manolas