Villa are said to view the 26-year-old as their preferred replacement for Tyrone Mings. Chalobah has been frozen out of Chelsea's senior squad to force a sale, with the Blues open to offers around £20-30m. Inter Milan have discussed a package worth up to €35m and are reported to be ahead, with Chalobah keen on a San Siro move — Villa would need to move quickly to hijack it.
Primary source: Football Insider / BirminghamWorld · last corroborated July 14th. Likelihood combines deal stage with source reliability — methodology on the rumor board.
| Date | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| July 15th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 22% (contact) — source: Football Insider / BirminghamWorld. Villa are said to view the 26-year-old as their preferred replacement for Tyrone Mings. Chalobah has been frozen out of Chelsea's senior squad to force a sale, with the Blues open to offers around £20-30m. Inter Milan have discussed a package worth up to €35m and are reported to be ahead, with Chalobah keen on a San Siro move — Villa would need to move quickly to hijack it. |
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