Moussa Dembele Archives ⋆ LSU

Jan22020 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea fail with £34m bid for Moussa Dembele

Chelsea have had a £34m bid for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele turned down, according to reports, with the club confident of keeping hold of their striker in the transfer window. The former Celtic forward, who has scored 30 goals since moving to France for £20m 18 months ago, is one of the options Chelsea are looking at in January. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It was understood Chelsea were willing to pay up to £34m for the Dembele, but it would seem they will have to revise their strategy if they want to have any hope of completing his signature. They have their work cut out though with the French team releasing a statement on Thursday stating their intent not to let him leave. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It re...

Lampard tells Chelsea to hijack Man Utd’s move for Dembele

Transfer Info, Ligue 1, Premier League

Chelsea are reportedly lining up a bid to sign Lyon forward Moussa Dembele in the January window. Dembele’s stock has risen significantly since his £20million transfer move from Celtic last year. The 23-year-old has scored 29 goals in 62 matches across all competitions and is regarded as one of the most lethal finishers in the French Ligue 1. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Both Manchester United and Arsenal are known to be interested in Dembele and Chelsea have upped their interest in the Frenchman in recent weeks as they search the market for attacking reinforcements. According to Sky Sports, Frank Lampard has been keeping tabs on Dembele for some time and has likened the striker to Chelsea legend Didier Drogba in private. (adsbygoogle...

Lyon confirm Moussa Dembele signing from Celtic

Transfer Info, Ligue 1

Moussa Dembele is set for a £20 million move to Lyon, after agreeing to a five-year contract with the Ligue 1 team. Celtic had announced they had accepted a bid for Dembele earlier Friday, with Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas confirming this following his club's 1-0 defeat to Nice that a contract had been agreed. "Moussa Dembele has just committed for five years. It's a transfer of €22 million," Aulas said. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While Dembele had been linked to Marseille and Borussia Dortmund, links to Lyon heated up after the club sold Mariano Diaz back to Real Madrid earlier in the week. Celtic initially refused to release the forward, with manager Brendan Rodgers confirming offers had been made for the player but that it was unlikely De...