Chelsea face being hijacked for second time in one day as West Ham plot move for ‘Kante’s little brother’ Elye Wahi
CHELSEA face being hijacked for the second time in one day with West Ham plotting a move for Blues target Elye Wahi.
It comes with Liverpool - the Blues' home opponent on Sunday - muscling in on their pursuit of Moises Caicedo.
Chelsea are now facing another battle in the fight to secure Wahi, who is being chased by West Ham according to .
Chelsea were reportedly close to a transfer for Wahi in July.
The Montpellier star excelled in Ligue 1 last season, recording 19 goals and six assists in 33 appearances.
Mauricio Pochettino's remade Blues squad continues to fine tune their squad heading into the opening of the 2023-24 season.
On Thursday morning Chelsea were closing in on a stunning £170m triple transfer that included Tyler Adams, Romeo Lavia and Caicedo.
The highly rated Wahi has already been compared to Chelsea legend N'Golo Kante, despite playing a different position.
Wahi and Kante, who left for a huge contract in Saudi Arabia for Al-Ittihad, both hail from the small Paris suburb of Courcouronnes and started their careers at local amateur club JS Suresnes.
Wahi has been hotly pursued following his Ligue 1 success.
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Chelsea had already made an offer for his services.
Liverpool finished fifth last season in the Premier League.
Chelsea, who underwent multiple changes at the top, were a disappointing 12th but expect improvement this year.