Chelsea will propose Sadio Mane's suggestion.
According to sources speaking to Football Insider, Chelsea intends to make a proposal to forward Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich.
Despite the 31-year-old Liverpool legend's comeback to Thomas Tuchel's starting lineup, the Bundesliga leaders are eager to sell him.
Following a poor 2022–23 season, it is rumoured that Chelsea wants to make Mane their first summer acquisition.
The Senegal international is also wanted by manager-elect Mauricio Pochettino, who is thought to have verbally accepted an offer from the Blues.
After a confusing first season at Bayern Munich, Mane himself wants to play in the Premier League again.
The 31-year-old, who signed with the Bavarian team last summer for a rumoured fee of £35 million plus add-ons (2022), has scored 12 goals in 36 games.
Chelsea prioritises a center-forward signing this summer after the 2022–23 season was a goal-scoring struggle for the team.
Top targets like Victor Osimhen, the star forward for Napoli, have fallen through the cracks, despite Football Insider reporting last month (21 April) that PSG is preparing a massive £133 million bid for the forward.
Chelsea considers Mane to be a more practical addition because he can play either centre forward or on either flank.
Before moving to Germany, he scored 111 goals in 263 Premier League appearances while playing for Liverpool and Southampton.
The forward's contract with Bayern is up in June 2025.
Despite Chelsea's failure to qualify for the European Championship, Pochettino is expected to join them for the 2023–24 season.
After a disastrous 2022–23 season, sources told Football Insider (28 April) that the Chelsea locker room views the former Spurs manager as an exciting appointment.
The Blues defeated Bournemouth on Saturday, May 6, to record their first victory since March 11.
