Chelsea goal Jamie Gittens speeds away from Dortmund coaching floor as switch collapses
Jamie Gittens hoped to seal a transfer to Chelsea previous to the Membership World Cup kicking off within the USA, however he has now been named in Borussia Dortmund's squad
Chelsea switch goal Jamie Bynoe-Gittens seems to be lower than impressed that his transfer to the Blues didn’t undergo earlier than the Membership World Cup deadline.
England under-21 winger Gittens, 20, has his coronary heart set on a transfer to Stamford Bridge, and has been receptive to Chelsea's advances ever for the reason that Premier League outfit firmed up their curiosity in a participant who was briefly in their very own academy.
Chelsea have reportedly agreed a seven-year contract with the previous Manchester Metropolis teenager, however on Tuesday they noticed their £42million bid for his providers rejected by Borussia Dortmund forward of the 7pm GMT Membership World Cup switch deadline.
The Bundesliga outfit then named Gittens of their 28-man squad for the event within the US, and he was filmed by a neighborhood reporter dashing away from the membership's coaching floor having been left 'very annoyed' by the episode.
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Chelsea are anticipated to return with one other bid for Gittens, and will nonetheless register him for the Membership World Cup knockout levels in the event that they signal him throughout the event and he doesn't play in a bunch stage match for Dortmund.
The failure to signal Gittens accomplished a disappointing day for Chelsea, who’ve additionally failed of their transfer for the AC Milan and France goalkeeper Mike Maignan.
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The 30-year-old has made it clear that he desires to affix the Blues, and whereas Chelsea didn't register a bid they do nonetheless hope to make a transfer for him later in the summertime, with Maignan having one 12 months remaining on his Milan contract.
Sky Germany additionally report that Chelsea failed to succeed in an settlement with Eintracht Frankfurt for his or her ahead Hugo Ekitike, inflicting the Blues to drag the plug on a deal for him earlier than the Membership World Cup. Liverpool additionally stay within the Frenchman.
Gittens will now hope {that a} swap to Chelsea may be resurrected later in the summertime, and it is going to be fascinating to notice if he seems for Dortmund of their Membership World Cup group stage matches towards Brazil's Fluminense in New Jersey on June 17, South African facet Mamelodi Sundowns in Cincinnati on June 21 and Japanese outfit Ulsan HD, additionally in Cincinnati, on June 25.
Chelsea's group stage fixtures are all in the future previous to Dortmund's. The Blues start their marketing campaign towards MLS facet LAFC in Atlanta earlier than dealing with Brazil's Flamengo and Tunisia's Esperance in Philadelphia.
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