Tuchel wants to bring Chelsea star ‘home’ as Blues set to snub Serie A advances
Thomas Tuchel is reportedly planning for a future with Armando Broja at Chelsea and will ‘bring him home’ after his loan spell at Southampton.
Broja has impressed for the Saints this season, scoring nine goals in all competitions for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, while he has also starred for Albania, registering three goals and two assists in seven World Cup qualifiers.
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His form has drawn the attention of admirers across Europe, with a report on Thursday suggesting Napoli have the 20-year-old in the ‘spotlight’ as a potential replacement for Victor Osimhen, who’s heavily linked with Manchester United.
But Tuttomercato (via Sport Witness) claim it’s unlikely Napoli will be able to lure Broja this summer, with Tuchel keen on having the striker in his squad next season.
It’s claimed Tuchel wants to ‘bring him home’ from St Mary’s, and the Albanian will ‘return to Chelsea’, then ‘decide his future’.
The report concedes that the club’s ongoing search for a new owner makes it a ‘complicated situation’ as Broja and his representatives don’t know who they will hold talks with.
But the ‘feeling is he will remain, in any case, in the Premier League’.
Hasenhuttl certainly hopes to extend Broja’s loan for another season at Southampton, but admits they are also struggling to find the right person or people at Stamford Bridge to negotiate with.
With Chelsea’s future clouded in uncertainty amid ongoing takeover talks, the Austrian concedes his club will have to remain patient for the time being as they focus on their quest for a top-half finish.
“We are discussing this topic in the moment,” Hasenhuttl said of Broja’s situation.
“We all know the situation at Chelsea that there are a lot of changes there.
“In the moment, it’s not so easy to find the right person to talk to and to speak about futures of players.
“It’s maybe easier to concentrate on your job, to do a good job until the end of the season. That helps him, that helps us.
“The higher we end up in the table, the more attractive we are for all of the players and this is the goal for the last seven games we have.”
