Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Marseille and Nice are all interested in Lens wingback Jonathan Clauss, according to reports in the French media.
The 29-year-old was linked with a move to Stamford Bridge last summer but the potential departure of Cesar Azpilicueta to Barcelona has raised the prospect of the Blues going back in for Clauss, who manager Thomas Tuchel is thought to be a big fan of.
It is believed that Clauss may also be available for a low fee, with the player having only a year left on his contract at Lens, but fans on Twitter are very much split on whether signing the France international would be a good idea:
10M BARGAIN
— HaZarDoX🇫🇷 (@BlueFanCFC) May 29, 2022
Lol this is ridiculous 😂
— Xertifiedpapi (@Xertifiedpapi_) May 29, 2022
Get him
— 🇸🇳⭐️XaadiⓂ️⭐️⭐️ 💙 (@Seexuna18) May 29, 2022
Average player
— Koo kwadwo (@KooKwadwo) May 29, 2022
Not chelsea level
— 𝕋𝕛 (@BlueTruthTJ) May 29, 2022
bring him inhttps://t.co/rAwFsDTMJW
— CFCHQ (@CFCHeadquarter) May 29, 2022
he’s 30 bro, let’s move on
— Hall🪙 (@wheezy_khiddy) May 29, 2022
Atletico Madrid are currently said to be favourites to snap up Clauss, with the La Liga club reportedly lining up an offer in the region of €6m (£5.1m) to €7m (£6m).
Whether Chelsea will be able to muscle in on negotiations with sanctions set to be lifted on the club, we shall have to wait and see.