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title: "Chelsea plan to use Golovin in the first-team squad"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/06/29/chelsea-plan-to-use-golovin-in-the-first-team-squad/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-06-29T09:12:29Z"
modified: "2018-06-29T09:12:29Z"
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# Chelsea plan to use Golovin in the first-team squad

Chelsea have no plans to loan out Aleksandr Golovin should he complete his expected £27 million move to Stamford Bridge.

[The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/06/29/chelsea-talks-sign-russia-world-cup-star-aleksandr-golovin-27m/) report that the Blues are in talks to sign the player from CSKA Moscow and see him as a valuable asset for their first-team squad next season.

Juventus had been linked with the player, but [reports](https://readchelsea.com/2018/06/28/chelsea-lead-arsenal-and-juventus-in-chase-for-golovin/) have suggested that they are now looking elsewhere, clearing the way for the player to join Chelsea.

The Blues want the player to battle for a place in their squad next season, with the aim of adding some youthfulness to their midfield.

Golovin is a player that Chelsea have [tracked](https://readchelsea.com/2017/05/21/chelsea-enquire-20m-rated-cska-moscow-star/) for some time and they now lead the race to sign the player who has enjoyed an impressive World Cup campaign.

![Clive Rose/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/974404696.jpg)

The Russian international is also someone that Maurizio Sarri is a known admirer of. Sarri had attempted to sign the player for Napoli during his time in charge of the club.

The 22-year-old put in a couple of impressive performances for Russia during the World Cup group stages, which included an eye-catching free-kick against Saudi Arabia on the opening day of the tournament.