Chelsea fans have been shocked to hear that Monaco are still on the tail of CSKA midfielder Aleksandr Golovin.
It seemed as though he was set to join us, but that all appears to have changed given words from Monaco vice president Vadim Vasilyev, who says that his club have offered a deal.
We Ain’t Got No History have the full quotes translated, but suffice to say that the French club are determined to get their man, and clearly haven’t been deterred by Chelsea’s interest.
It seems that the received wisdom that the deal was done in all but name was inaccurate. If other teams are still bidding in earnest, that means there’s a way to go yet.
The fact that they’re interested is at least some positive confirmation he’s a real talent. Monaco don’t make many mistakes.
It may be that landing Jorginho has ended our interest anyway. Whatever happens, if we want him, we’ve got to act soon.
