Chelsea linked with star player that would transform their team on the eve of Club World Cup final

Chelsea are funny successful signing a prima subordinate that would transportation Enzo Maresca's team.

Chelsea person already recruited their broadside up of the caller season, having snapped up the likes of Liam Delap from Ipswich Town and Joao Pedro from Brighton.

Delap joined earlier the Club World Cup, portion Pedro arrived during the tournament.

The Brazilian guardant has made an instant impression, scoring a brace successful his side's 2-0 triumph implicit Fluminense successful Tuesday's semi-final.

The Blues resume their Club World Cup run connected Sunday erstwhile they look Paris Saint-Germain successful the final.

And up of their showdown successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, Chelsea person been linked with a PSG star.

According to French outlet L'Equipe, Chelsea are funny successful signing Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Per the report, Donnarumma is garnering attraction from galore clubs, including Chelsea, who are keeping tabs connected the goalkeeper's declaration situation.

Chelsea are funny successful signing Gianluigi Donnarumma. Image: Getty

The Italian's aboriginal remains unknown, with his existing woody acceptable to expire astatine the extremity of the 2025/26 season.

Chelsea are looking astatine goalkeepers arsenic they look to fortify betwixt the sticks, with the likes of Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen presently connected their books.

Sanchez played 32 games successful the Premier League past season, portion Jorgensen made six league appearances and featured successful his side's triumphant Conference League campaign.

Donnarumma would beryllium a large upgrade from Sanchez and Jorgensen considering his presumption arsenic 1 of the champion goalkeepers successful satellite football.

Robert Sanchez was Chelsea's first-choice goalkeeper successful the Premier League past season. Image: Getty

But Chelsea look stiff contention arsenic Manchester City and Manchester United are besides monitoring his declaration situation.

Donnarumma would beryllium disposable arsenic a escaped transportation successful little than 12 months if helium doesn't motion a caller woody astatine PSG.

The 26-year-old moved to PSG from AC Milan connected a escaped transportation successful the summertime of 2021.

He has made 160 appearances crossed each competitions since joining the French giants and helped his squad triumph the Champions League past season.