{"id":187165,"date":"2024-06-05T14:19:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T14:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/05\/chelsea-prepared-to-trigger-arsenal-man-utd-targets-release-clause\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T14:19:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T14:19:39","slug":"chelsea-prepared-to-trigger-arsenal-man-utd-targets-release-clause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/05\/chelsea-prepared-to-trigger-arsenal-man-utd-targets-release-clause\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea \u2018prepared\u2019 to trigger Arsenal &#038; Man Utd target\u2019s release clause \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Chelsea are ready to activate the \u00a356m release clause of highly sought after striker Benjamin Sesko, according to a report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues are in the market for a new forward and though they have long been linked with Napoli\u2019s Victor Osimhen, his release clause in excess of \u00a3100m could prove a fatal stumbling block in that pursuit.<\/p>\n<p><em>90min<\/em>\u00a0first revealed back in April that Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United were all\u00a0weighing up moves for Sesko, with his current club, RB Leipzig, open to a sale. At the time, Sesko\u2019s release clause stood at \u00a342m and Leipzig were happy to negotiate a deal at that price even if paid over several years, but the Slovenian\u2019s fine end-of-season form has seen this price jump to \u00a356m.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Evening Standard<\/em>\u00a0now report that Chelsea are willing to jump the queue and pay this fee up front if they ultimately decide to sanction a move for Sesko.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this stance,\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0are said to believe they are the ones in the driving seat and have an \u2018early edge\u2019, though they may matter little if Chelsea force their way in and activate the 21-year-old\u2019s clause outright.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/01hzkntt9t0qgkd970td.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Sesko\" title=\"Benjamin Sesko\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Sesko could be on the move \/ Sebastian Widmann\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Chelsea\u00a0may be on the lookout for a new striker, but they did manage to score an impressive 77 goals during the 2023\/24 Premier League season \u2013 only the top three registered more, while this was a massive improvement on their 2022\/23 tally of 38.<\/p>\n<p>Summer signing Nicolas Jackson, despite receiving plenty of criticism for his finishing woes, scored 17 times for the Blues across all competitions, including 14 in 35 Premier League matches.<\/p>\n<p>Though Jackson is expected to stay at Chelsea, Armando Broja \u2013 who spent the second half of the season on loan at Fulham \u2013 could be sold.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are ready to activate the \u00a356m release clause of highly sought after striker Benjamin Sesko, according to a report. The Blues are in the market for a new forward and though they have long been linked with Napoli\u2019s Victor Osimhen, his release clause in excess of \u00a3100m could prove a fatal stumbling block in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chelsea \u2018prepared\u2019 to trigger Arsenal &amp; Man Utd target\u2019s release clause \u2013 - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/05\/chelsea-prepared-to-trigger-arsenal-man-utd-targets-release-clause\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chelsea \u2018prepared\u2019 to trigger Arsenal &amp; Man Utd target\u2019s release clause \u2013 - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chelsea are ready to activate the \u00a356m release clause of highly sought after striker Benjamin Sesko, according to a report. 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