{"id":235597,"date":"2026-03-27T20:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/chelsea-keen-on-signing-man-utd-tottenham-target-el-mala\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:09:45","slug":"chelsea-keen-on-signing-man-utd-tottenham-target-el-mala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/chelsea-keen-on-signing-man-utd-tottenham-target-el-mala\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea keen on signing Man Utd & Tottenham target El Mala"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chelsea<\/a> are reportedly showing \u2018strong interest\u2019 in trumping Manchester United<\/a> and Tottenham<\/a> Hotspur in the race to sign FC Koln star Said El Mala, as per TEAMtalk<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 19-year-old has enjoyed a productive campaign this season, scoring 10 goals and registering three assists in 14 starts across all competitions.<\/p>\n

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The youngster has even been playing a key role in his side\u2019s quest for survival, sitting only two points ahead of the relegation playoff position. So, it appears the German\u2019s recent eye-catching performances haven\u2019t gone unnoticed as he has started attracting a lot of attention ahead of the upcoming summer transfer<\/a> window.<\/p>\n

Now, TEAMtalk<\/em> claim that Chelsea are showing a \u2018strong interest\u2019 in El Mala and could make a concrete approach to secure his services during the offseason.<\/p>\n

However, Man Utd and Tottenham are also in this race, while Newcastle United<\/a> are plotting a swoop as well. Saudi Arabian clubs, plus Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, have even been keeping a close eye on his situation.<\/p>\n

But Brighton and Hove Albion are currently the frontrunners in this race, and the player\u2019s representatives, his parents, have even given the Seagulls permission to finalise the operation.<\/p>\n

With the player\u2019s existing deal set to run until 2030, Koln are in a strong position to demand a sizable amount of money if they are forced to cash-in and want around \u00a335m including bonuses.<\/p>\n

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Brighton saw their \u00a326m bid turned down by the German side last winter and are preparing to launch an improved proposal worth around \u00a330m this summer.<\/p>\n

El Mala is a left-winger by trait, and Chelsea decided to reinforce this position by purchasing Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens ahead of this season.<\/p>\n

However, the former Dortmund star has been struggling with fitness problems this term, while Garnacho has failed to find his feet at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

So, it appears Liam Rosenior is looking to upgrade the frontline once again this summer. El Mala is a talented player and could be a shrewd acquisition for Chelsea, Man Utd, or Tottenham with a view to the long-term future, should any of those clubs purchase him.<\/p>\n

However, it is going to be interesting to see whether the West London club, the North London club, or the Old Trafford club eventually make a concrete approach to secure his services.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea are reportedly showing \u2018strong interest\u2019 in trumping Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the race to sign FC Koln star Said El Mala, as per TEAMtalk. The 19-year-old has enjoyed a productive campaign this season, scoring 10 goals and registering three assists in 14 starts across all competitions. The youngster has even been playing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":235598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6807],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-235597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leagues-cups"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}