Report: Chelsea held transfer talks with Premier League star’s reps over the weekend

Chelsea reportedly held talks with the representatives of Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon on Saturday, according to Simon Phillips.

The Blues are one of the clubs pursuing Gordon at the moment, with the report also mentioning serious interest from Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile, Fabrizio Romano recently posted on his YouTube channel about the England international having serious chances of leaving St James’ Park this summer.

Phillips now claims that Chelsea had a meeting with Gordon‘s reps just a few days ago, though it seems the current indication is that he’s rejecting advances from Stamford Bridge.

Should Anthony Gordon risk transfer to unstable Chelsea?

Gordon will surely not be the only player at the moment looking at Chelsea’s project and having serious doubts.

Indeed, many of their own squad at the moment will likely be considering their futures, with CFC slipping out of the running for Champions League qualification after a dire run of six Premier League defeats in a row, and just one win from their last ten.

Gordon will know he has other options on the table this summer, so it makes sense for him to rule out Chelsea for the moment as he could just become the latest player to go there and struggle in such an unstable environment.

Can this Chelsea project succeed?

Chelsea just haven’t been the same since the change in ownership from Roman Abramovich to Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali.

The west London giants used to sign a lot of the best players in the world and hire proven managers who could deliver success straight away.

Now, however, there’s been a lot of chopping and changing in personnel, with the club seemingly more focused on recruiting top young players who they can later sell on for profit.

For a proven name like Gordon, there really seems little reason to go there now if you have serious ambitions of advancing your career.