Desperate Chelsea slash asking price for Armando Broja as Blues race to offload striker on transfer deadline day
CHELSEA have dropped their asking price for Armando Broja to £40million as they get twitchy approaching transfer deadline.
But Wolves and Fulham are still baulking at the fee for the striker as time ticks away on the chances of a deal being done.
Armando Broja has been linked with a move to Wolves or FulhamPA
Broja has scored just one Premier League goal this season
Chelsea initially demanded £50m for Broja, who has scored only one Premier League goal this season.
The Albanian is still in the later stages of full recovery from a serious knee injury.
The 20 per cent reduction is something of a compromise and shows that Chelsea are hoping to offload their one-time academy player within the next 36 hours.
Fulham remain interested but boss Marco Silva was downbeat about the chances of any deal being done by Thursday night at 11pm.
Following his side’s 0-0 draw with Everton on Tuesday he said: “To be honest if I am expecting anyone I would say no. The board is doing its best. We will have to wait and see.”
Chelsea are now more keen to flog Broja with fellow forward Christoper Nkunku fit again.
And eight-goal striker Nicolas Jackson is heading back to the UK – albeit with a delay – after representing Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Broja, 22, spent nine months out after rupturing ligaments and only made his comeback in September last year.
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Chelsea want to raise funds to buy another forward and are mindful of staying within Premier League profitability rules.
Everton are currently appealing a ten-point deduction for overspending.
Selling Broja is good business as he is homegrown so would go down in the books as pure profit.
Chelsea have been linked with a move for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen but may have to wait until the summer to strike a deal.
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