MAURICIO POCHETTINO claims Levi Colwill can grow to be one of many “best centre backs in England” for Chelsea.
Colwill, 20, spent final season on mortgage on the Seagulls, successful the love of Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi.
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It has been the Italian coach’s purpose to lure him again to the Amex ever because the window opened.
Brighton have already had a £30m provide rejected for the England U21 worldwide, and it’s unlikely Chelsea will think about any extra affords for the participant this summer time.
Colwill began for Chelsea towards Brighton within the early hours of Sunday morning in Philadelphia – his first look on the membership’s United States pre-season tour.
And Poch mentioned: “I’m so glad. He might be one of many best centre-backs in England.”
On whether or not enjoying him towards Brighton was a deliberate assertion, Poch added: “We needn’t present something or make an announcement.
“He’s our participant and he’s going to proceed with us. His efficiency was good, higher than what I anticipated as a result of it’s only the primary sport with us after the season with Brighton.”
Poch has additionally poured chilly water over De Zerbi’s makes an attempt to assemble a swap deal involving Colwill and midfielder Moises Caicedo – Chelsea’s precedence summer time goal.
Chelsea have had a number of bids – the latter rising to £70m – rejected for Ecuador worldwide Caicedo, 21, with Brighton proprietor Tony Bloom demanding £100m.
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De Zerbi has mentioned just lately {that a} swap deal can be “logical” for the participant who helped England’s U21s to Euros glory in Georgia earlier this month.
However Poch is adamant he wouldn’t log off on that, particularly after already seeing 13 senior gamers depart the membership up to now this summer time.
He defined: “The scenario is evident and nothing to say. He’s our participant and we’re proud of him and naturally he’s going to be a part of our group.”
The pre-season win over Brighton additionally noticed £88m January purchase Mykhailo Mudryk and £32m summer time signing Nicolas Jackson rating their first objectives for the membership, with one other new face Christopher Nkunku – £55m from RB Leipzig – and Conor Gallagher including the extras.
With Chelsea dealing with Liverpool of their Premier League opener on August 12, Poch added: “For Jackson, for Mudryk, you will need to rating, for Nkunku additionally.
“We’re going to attempt to enhance as a result of with slightly bit extra capability to remain calm perhaps we are able to create extra possibilities and rating extra objectives.
“We all know the realm that we have to work. We have to consider and to belief within the course of to reach to the primary Premier League sport in the perfect situation.”
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