Chelsea are amongst the clubs showing interest in Greece international striker. The player has been in superb form this season and has 33 goal contributions. He also has interest from Newcastle United, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
The Blues are set to sign another striker this summer. Enzo Maresca wants more quality in final third and is likely to be backed by the club. On the other hand, Newcastle United can lose Isak and hence will have an urgent need to replace him with clinical striker.
Talking about Spanish football, both Barca and Atletico are aslo likely to be in market for new strikers. Barca will like to find a perfect replacement for Robert Lewandowski who is headed to the end of his career. As for Atletico, they want another striker to play alongside Julian Alvarez.
Chelsea, Newcastle, Barca & Atletico all showing interest in Benfica star
According to Sport Witness, Chelsea and Newcastle are both willing to bring Benfica striker Vangelis Pavlidis to England. They are joined by Spanish giants Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. More clubs are expected to join the race very soon.
Pavlidis is 26 years old and represents Greece on international stage. He has so for played 46 times for his country. He joined Benfica last summer and has been superb this season. The 26 year old has scored 24 times and picked 9 assists in 46 games so far.
Besides Pavlidis, Chelsea also have many other names on their radar. They have interest in Liam Delap who can be signed for £40 million. Newcastle want to hold onto Isak but if he leaves they might make a move for Pavlidis. They also have Moise Kean on their radar.
Barcelona are trying to sign Jonathan David as free agent. This will help them vastly in managing finance. But, the player’s wage demands may make the deal tricky.
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