Chelsea do not have the greatest success rate when it comes to signing players. In fact, the Blues did bring in someone from Borussia Dortmund last summer. It took them a transfer fee in the region of £50 million to sign him from the Bundesliga club. But so far, the winger has not been able to make any sort of impact. There has been so much talk about Alejandro Garnacho potentially leaving. But the Englishman has been even worse than him.
That has been deterred Chelsea from trying to sign other players from the Bundesliga though. In fact, it appears they have another Borussia Dortmund player on their radar.
It is another player who operates in the forward areas of the pitch, whether centrally or on the flank. That is understandable considering the Blues have not scored a single goal in their past five meetings with top-flight teams under Liam Rosenior. But they are not the only ones trying to sign him.
According to Football Daten, Manchester United have placed Karim Adeyemi at the top of their shortlist. Newcastle are monitoring the Borussia Dortmund player as part of their “Next Gen Project”. At the same time, Chelsea are in close contact with the player’s agent, Jorge Mendes.
Who is Karim Adeyemi?
Adeyemi is one of the fastest players in the Bundesliga. He has also put up some decent numbers, scoring 10 goals and providing five assists across all competitions so far this season.
Adeyemi has not played as often as he would have liked though. He has started just 15 times in the Bundesliga and five times in the Champions League.
When Chelsea had signed Gittens, he had been out of the Borussia Dortmund starting XI. After moving to Stamford Bridge, his performances have reflected why. Could the Blues be making the same mistake with Adeyemi?
Would Adeyemi be a good signing for Chelsea?
Adeyami has been around a while. The 24-year-old has made 11 appearances for the Germany national team. He has played 144 times for Dortmund. Before that, he was standout at RB Salzburg.
But all things considered, Chelsea need to be signing players who are on an upward trajectory, not ones who have faced a few struggles lately. Could someone like Adeyemi prove to be a good signing for them? Probably, if everything goes well. But what are the chances of that?
Then there is the Bundesliga factor. How many players have Chelsea brought in from the German top flight, only for them to struggle to adjust to the Premier League. Timo Werner. Kai Havertz. Christopher Nkunku. Gittens. The list goes on.
