Borussia Dortmund director of football Sebastien Kehl has confirmed that Chelsea have been in talks to sign Jamie Gittens. He admitted that they could not agree terms but will revisit the deal when the window reopens.
Speaking to the media via Tage Spiegel, Kehl said that Chelsea and Dortmund are in a good relationship and had a good exchange while discussing the fee for Gittens. He added that the two sides will talk once again and is confident that they could agree terms soon. He said:
Chelsea made multiple bids for Jamie Gittens as they pushed to sign him before the FIFA Club World Cup deadline on Tuesday, June 10. They had a €55 million bid rejected by the Bundesliga side, who were demanding around €70 million.
Didi Hamann spoke to Instant Casino earlier this year and urged Liverpool to sign Jamie Gittens. He believes that the Chelsea target can be lured by the Reds if they offer Darwin Nunez to Borussia Dortmund and said:
Ryan Babel also spoke about Jamie Gittens and claimed that the Englishman was ready to make the switch to the Premier League this summer.
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