Chelsea failed with £30million player-plus-cash swap offer to West Ham for new Tottenham star Muhammed Kudus
CHELSEA failed with a £30million player-plus-cash bid to West Ham for Mohammed Kudus before he signed for Tottenham.
The Ghanaian international was high on Chelsea's list and personal terms with the player had already been agreed.
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Kudus joined Tottehham this summer after two years at West Ham
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The Ghanaian has wasted little time in settling into life at Spurs
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He enjoyed a brilliant start to life at West Ham before a challenging second season
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Back in June, SunSport exlcusively reported that Kudus had changed his agent in a bid to get his move after it became clear that both club and player would go their separate ways this summer.
Chelsea offered Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, whom they valued at around £30million, in addition to a proposed £20million fee for Kudus.
West Ham rejected the offer, valuing Dewsbury-Hall at £20m, which meant both clubs never came close to agreeing on a fee.
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Sources say that personal terms with Kudus was never an issue as Chelsea were one of the clubs that had come close to bringing him to the Premier League in 2023 before he joined West Ham from Ajax.
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Tottenham, however, came in with an immediate £50million offer to West Ham, who were able to drive up the price to £55m and agree a sale.
Both West Ham and Kudus solemnly accepted that it was best to part ways given the fee and fact that he was never going to get the chance to play on the right hand side of attack as that spot was reserved only for club captain Jarrod Bowen.
Chelsea would also eventually sell Dewsbury-Hall to Everton for a fee closer to their £30million valuation.
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Kudus, 25, has had a stellar start to life as a Spurs player, providing two brilliant assists on his official debut to help Spurs to a 3-0 win against Burnley at the weekend.
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The Lilywhites lost captain Son Heung-min this summer but the arrival of Kudus has helped soften the blow of losing such a key figure in the dressing room.
In other transfer news, Spurs are keen to reach an agreement with Crystal Palace for midfielder Eberechi Eze.
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The England star is open to the move, but Sunsport has been exclusively told that he will continue to respect his Palace contract until he is told otherwise, following his appearance against Chelsea over the weekend.
Eze helped the Eagles win the FA Cup last season and was again instrumental in their victory over Liverpool to lift the Community Shield at Wembley last weekend.
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