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title: "Chelsea target Hakan Calhanoglu wants England move"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2017/06/13/chelsea-target-hakan-calhanoglu-wants-england-move/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2017-06-13T12:42:18Z"
modified: "2017-06-13T12:42:18Z"
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# Chelsea target Hakan Calhanoglu wants England move

Chelsea are in the market to add an attack-minded midfielder to their squad this summer, especially if the likes of Willian or Ruben Loftus-Cheek leave the club in the summer.

A player they are said to be interested in is Bayer Leverkusen star Hakan Calhanoglu, according to Turkish newspaper Aksam, as quoted by [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/10910671/arsenal-transfers-news-and-rumours-hakan-calhanoglu-alexis-sanchez-and-chris-willock).

The German-born Turkey international midfielder was suspended for a large part of the 2016/17 season but still contributed six goals and five assists in 15 Bundesliga appearances for Leverkusen.

Leverkusen has a disappointing campaign this past season and according to German news outlet [Bild](https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/hakan-calhanoglu/ziehts-nach-italien-oder-england-52155362.bild.html), Calhanoglu wants to move to England and play in the Premier League.

Chelsea are among a host of clubs that are interested in signing the 23-year-old, while Lazio have seen a £13.3m bid rejected already as the Bundesliga outfit will only sell if their £22m valuation is met.

Aksam report that Arsenal are interested in Calhanoglu while Bild claim that both Tottenham and Everton are also interested in signing the Turk this summer.