Chelsea paid 30 million pounds to sign England striker Drapp from Ipswich, and The Athletic posted a message to talk about the inside story of the transfer. TA said that half of the Premier League teams want to sign Drapp, and even some teams outsid...
Chelsea paid 30 million pounds to sign England striker Drapp from Ipswich, and The Athletic posted a message to talk about the inside story of the transfer.
TA said that half of the Premier League teams want to sign Drapp, and even some teams outside the Premier League are interested in him. Manchester City has priority signing rights, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest have launched a passionate pursuit of Drapp. Everton hopes that he will become the person leading the team's revival, and Newcastle is also looking for new strikers. Juventus, Milan and Bayern are all clubs that are interested in Drapp.
In the end, Drapp chose Chelsea. The latter triggered a 30 million pound termination clause, and Ipswich would immediately receive 20 million pounds and receive a certain share of the player's future transfers. Chelsea is very happy with the deal considering that other strikers on the market tend to start at twice that number.
According to sources from Ipswich, although multiple teams are involved in the competition, the possibility of Drapp choosing Chelsea has always been high. The two sides have contacted each other in January this year, earlier than other teams. Newcastle and Manchester United had face-to-face conversations with the players, while other teams with less interest communicated through video.
However, Drapp didn't really make up his mind until last week to inform other teams that he would join Chelsea. Nottingham Forest did have been a possible place to go, and it was seen as a transitional option to build experience there before going to top clubs. Manchester City added a £40m buyback clause to the contract when selling Drapp to Ipswich, but the possibility of triggering is low because the team does not need him.
And at Manchester United, Drapp could have been the team's starting center immediately, as Amorin believes the player has the key qualities he needs for the No. 9 position. Manchester United's current technical director Wilcox, who was once the director of Manchester City's youth training, is familiar with Drapp. Although some people think that the players are very similar to Hoylen, Manchester United still fought for it without guaranteeing success. The two sides met on May 19.
Now Manchester United has turned their attention to other goals, Brentford's Mbemo has decided to join, with other options including Yorkress and Osmaine. Although there are many competitors, especially Manchester United has shown strong interest in Drapp, Chelsea has always been confident in the deal.
First of all, Chelsea and Ipswich maintained a good relationship and the two sides did not experience fierce negotiations. Ipswich hopes to sign Jiwu as a replacement for Drapp, which is seen as two separate deals, but Jiwu's transfer has not yet been finalized. Secondly, Maresca knew Drapp when he was 16 years old, and the two worked together in Manchester City's youth training.
Chelsea forward Jackson is one of the worst-performing strikers in the Premier League in terms of expected goals, scoring 10 goals in the Premier League last season and then expected 12.3 goals. By comparison, Drapp scored 12 goals with an expected goal of 9.3, which, although not the only criterion for a striker, does provide a reason why the player is sought after, and Chelsea also believes Drapp will become England's No. 9 in the future.
The Champions League is not the main reason to convince Drapp to join. More importantly, in the young team of Chelsea, he will play side by side with many players of similar age. There are no dominant veterans in the locker room. In an environment with more acquaintances, he still has the opportunity to become the core of the team. Drapp was a teammate who had a tacit understanding when he was training in Manchester City. The two were good friends in private, so it would be easier to adapt to Chelsea.
As for whether Drapp will participate in the Club World Cup or the U21 European Youth Championship, it is still unsure, and this does not mean that Chelsea has completed the signing of the attacking line. They are still interested in Frankfurt striker Ekitic, although they are unwilling to meet the opponent's asking price. After Sancho left, Chelsea's goal of signing on the sideline was Gittens and Garnacho.
