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### Chelsea May Offer Star Player in Bid for Leicester City’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Chelsea are in serious pursuit of highly-rated midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City and may offer one of their own standout players in the deal.
#### Ongoing Negotiations
Chelsea are in ongoing talks to secure Dewsbury-Hall for their new manager, Enzo Maresca. Dewsbury-Hall, who scored 12 goals and provided 15 assists in 49 appearances last season, played a key role in Leicester’s promotion back to the Premier League. Maresca, familiar with Dewsbury-Hall from his time at Leicester, is eager to bring him to Stamford Bridge.
#### Competing Interests
Negotiations have been widely reported, with sources like Fabrizio Romano confirming Chelsea’s interest despite Brighton initially agreeing to a swap deal involving Jakub Moder. Chelsea’s recent inquiry has disrupted Brighton’s plans as they now aim to sign Dewsbury-HHall for Maresca.
#### Challenges in the Deal
Negotiations have been challenging. According to BBC journalist Nizaar Kinsella, Chelsea’s opening bid was rejected for falling short of Leicester’s £40 million valuation.
#### Potential Swap Deal
Kinsella also reports that Chelsea might offer Cesare Casadei in a swap deal to secure Dewsbury-Hall. Casadei, compared to Chelsea legend Frank Lampard, was signed for £12 million from Inter in 2022 and spent part of last season on loan at Leicester. Andrea Zanchetta, Inter’s Under-18 coach, praised Casadei as a “diamond in the rough” with immense potential.
#### Dewsbury-Hall’s Stance
Dewsbury-Hall, who has turned down Brighton, is open to joining Chelsea but is not rushing to leave Leicester. Meanwhile, Chelsea are determined to finalize the deal, even if it means sacrificing a promising talent like Casadei to acquire Dewsbury-Hall.
