Chelsea are looking to beat Liverpool to the summer signing of Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes in another ‘hijack’ attempt, according to reports. The Blues have already come in late to beat Arsenal to the signing of Mykhaylo Mudryk while there are reports today that they . And now the Daily Mail insists that Chelsea ‘could hijack yet another transfer deal’ as they add Wolves star Nunes ‘to their list of transfer targets’. as Reds boss Jurgen Klopp looks to finalise his targets for the summer transfer window. Chelsea are ‘no strangers to jumping ahead of their Premier League rivals’ and ‘any potential move for the Portugal star could now be hijacked by the Blues’.
Wolves broke their transfer record to sign the Portugal international by splashing £38m on the former Sporting Lisbon player in August. The Reds pulled out of a deal to sign Nunes in the summer transfer window but the 23-year-old has been a standout performer as Wolves battle relegation.