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title: "Tottenham and Chelsea battling to land Chilwell"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2020-03-24T12:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-03-24T12:00:00Z"
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# Tottenham and Chelsea battling to land Chilwell

Chelsea and Tottenham target Ben Chilwell is reportedly set to cost around £80m in the summer transfer window.

[According to Goal,](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/chelsea-battle-chilwell-transfer-left-back-search/lni8o9ges9hnzcuzz2tbqv33) Leicester are ready to demand £80m for Chilwell as they look for a fee similar to the one they received for Harry Maguire when he joined Manchester United at the start of the season.

[The Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1240483/Tottenham-news-Jose-Mourinho-120m-summer-transfer-revolution-EXCLUSIVE-latest) have reported that Tottenham are also interested in the England international and could challenge Chelsea for his signature.

£80m would be a [club-record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/transferrekorde/verein/631) signing for Chelsea, with the current holder being Kepa after he was[signed](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/transferrekorde/verein/631) from Athletic Bilbao for £72m in 2018. Due to this, Chelsea should be looking to avoid a deal and allow Tottenham to pursue the left-back this summer.

Whilst Chilwell has had a good season for Leicester, averaging a [WhoScored rating of 6.97](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/299272/Show/Ben-Chilwell), there are other options out there who the club could sign instead. [Goal](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/chelsea-battle-chilwell-transfer-left-back-search/lni8o9ges9hnzcuzz2tbqv33) mention that another left-back on Chelsea’s radar is Alex Telles, who has a release clause of £36m.

Telles would cost less than half as much as Chilwell, but is having a far more impressive season for Porto. The Brazil international has averaged a [WhoScored rating of 7.27](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/125793/Show/Alex-Telles) across the league and Europa League for Porto, scoring [eight and assisting six](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/125793/Show/Alex-Telles) from left-back. This suggests that he could be a better signing for Chelsea, given the pair’s performances in relation to their price tags.