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Chelsea have rejected a £30m bid from Brighton for Levi Colwill and are determined not to sell the centre-back.
Colwill has just returned from an impressive season on loan at Brighton, who are not the only team tracking him. Chelsea are under pressure to sell players but rate the the England Under-21s international highly and want him as part of Mauricio Pochettino’s squad.
Chelsea’s preference is for Colwill, one of their best academy talents, to sign a long-term contract. The 20-year-old’s deal expires in 2026. An option to extend by a year depends on Colwill playing a certain number of games.
Colwill’s thinking on his future is likely to depend on whether he can see a pathway into Chelsea’s first team. He faces competition from another left-sided centre-back in Benoît Badiashile, who joined from Monaco in January. The view in the club is that there is no issue with defying convention and playing two left-footed centre-backs in the same team.
Colwill has just returned from an impressive season on loan at Brighton, who are not the only team tracking him. Chelsea are under pressure to sell players but rate the the England Under-21s international highly and want him as part of Mauricio Pochettino’s squad.
Chelsea’s preference is for Colwill, one of their best academy talents, to sign a long-term contract. The 20-year-old’s deal expires in 2026. An option to extend by a year depends on Colwill playing a certain number of games.
Colwill’s thinking on his future is likely to depend on whether he can see a pathway into Chelsea’s first team. He faces competition from another left-sided centre-back in Benoît Badiashile, who joined from Monaco in January. The view in the club is that there is no issue with defying convention and playing two left-footed centre-backs in the same team.
