Chelsea transfer rumours: Havertz price revealed; Pulisic exit blow

Sunday's Chelsea rumour round-up includes updates on Kai Havertz's move to Arsenal, Christian Pulisic's attempts to leave the club, the futures of Conor Gallagher & more.
Havertz & Pulisic are in the headlines
Havertz & Pulisic are in the headlines / James Williamson - AMA | James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images
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90min rounds up the latest Chelsea transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world...


Kai Havertz is very close to joining Arsenal this summer, with the deal expected to cost the Gunners a cool €80m. (Florian Plettenberg)

The Saudi Arabia government's head of football is currently in London to negotiate with Chelsea over Hakim Ziyech, Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly. (Foot Mercato)

Conor Gallagher is not currently part of Chelsea's negotiations with Brighton over Moises Caicedo. (Fabrizio Romano)

Roma director Tiago Pinto recently met with Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham about selling centre-back Roger Ibanez. (Roma Giallorossa)

In order to lower their €90m asking price for Dusan Vlahovic, Juventus will demand Chelsea offer 20-year-old midfielder Cesare Casadei as part of a swap deal. (Tuttomercatoweb)


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Christian Pulisic's hopes of leaving Chelsea are fading because no clubs are prepared to take on his wages of over £200,000 per week. The winger wants to remain in England but has found little interest in his services. (Mail)

A new meeting has been planned between Chelsea and Inter during which Romelu Lukaku will push for a return to the Serie A side. He has already rejected a move to Saudi Arabia and is focused on staying with Inter. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Mike Maignan turned down an approach from Chelsea, who also saw an €80m bid rejected by AC Milan, because of their lack of Champions League football. (Calciomercato)

Newcastle have lodged an €80m bid for Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, who was the subject of a failed €60m offer from Chelsea just days ago. (Defensa Central)


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