Borussia Dortmund rejected offer to sign Ben Chilwell from Chelsea in the summer

Tom OlverPublished Oct 22, 2024, 12:20pm|Updated Oct 22, 2024, 12:23pm

Chelsea offered Ben Chilwell to Borussia Dortmund successful the summertime transportation model – but the Bundesliga nine turned down the accidental to motion the left-back.

Chilwell, 27, has fallen down the pecking bid astatine Chelsea and was encouraged by Enzo Maresca and nine officials to research opportunities distant from Stamford Bridge up of the 2024/25 campaign.

It led to Chilwill being named arsenic a subordinate of the Blues’ alleged ‘bomb squad’ successful the media, on with the likes of Raheem Sterling, Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka and Cesare Casadei.

And though Chilwell featured successful Chelsea’s caller Carabao Cup triumph implicit Barrow, it’s understood the defender wishes to determination connected from the westbound London giants successful bid to unafraid regular game-time again.

According to Sky Deutschland, Dortmund officials discussed a projected bid for Chilwell aft Chelsea made interaction successful the summer, lone to determine against a determination earlier the transportation deadline.

Ramy Bensebaini appears to person nailed down his spot arsenic Dortmund’s first-choice left-back successful the aboriginal stages of the play but viable alternatives are bladed connected the crushed astatine Signal Iduna Park.

Julian Ryerson is an enactment for Dortmund, though has acold much acquisition playing arsenic a close wing-back. Nuri Sahin besides has academy prima Almugera Kabar astatine his disposal, but the teen is yet to marque his debut for BVB.

The study claims a separation betwixt Chilwell and Chelsea remains the ‘logical consequence’ up of the January transportation window.

Dortmund person not ruled retired the anticipation of turning to the transportation marketplace to fortify astatine left-back this winter. It remains to beryllium seen if the club’s hierarchy volition alteration their stance connected Chilwell.

The England planetary inactive has 3 years remaining connected his existent declaration with the Blues.

After joining Chelsea from Leicester City for a interest of astir £50million successful 2020, Chilwell has gone connected to marque 107 appearances successful each competitions for the club.

The full-back was a cardinal subordinate of Thomas Tuchel’s Champions League-winning squad of 2021, featuring successful each but 3 of Chelsea’s games crossed their European campaign.

At planetary level, Chilwell has been capped 21 times but was omitted from Gareth Southgate’s England squad for Euro 2024 aft an injury-hit play past term.

Earlier this month, Napoli were credited with a beardown involvement successful Chilwell, with Antonio Conte believed to beryllium an admirer of the erstwhile Leicester man.

Premier League trio Fulham, Crystal Palace and Ipswich person besides been linked with the out-of-favour Champions League victor successful caller weeks.

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