Chelsea are readying themselves for a summer time switch raid on highly-rated Spain U21 worldwide Yeremay Hernandez.
The Blues have registered a agency curiosity within the proficient 22-year-old winger, who has been in wonderful membership type this season for Deportivo La Coruna, with the Chelsea hyperlink stretching again to 2024.
Chelsea pushed onerous to safe a deal within the last days of the January switch window however their efforts have been finally rebuffed by the Galicians.
The ultimate switch provide submitted by Chelsea was within the area of €15m, however Deportivo have been decided to carry out for €20m, which is his full launch clause.
As time ran out firstly of 2025, rumours additionally indicated the participant himself would have rejected any advance even when the clause was triggered, as he needed to stay in place till the top of the season.
The first motive behind his determination was to attempt to lead Deportivo’s push for La Liga promotion from the Segunda Division in 2025.
Hernandez has already scored 9 league objectives, and laid on 4 assists, with Deportivo at present eleventh within the desk, and simply 12 league video games left to play within the common season.
Nevertheless, the playoff arrange is complicated, with the highest two qualifying for promotion mechanically, and third spot to sixth heading into the playoffs – which embrace two-legged semi finals and a last on into June.
As per studies from Diario AS, that won’t discourage Chelsea who’re ready to attend, and Enzo Maresca is able to make his transfer if Deportivo fail to make it again to the top-flight.
Deportivo have been on the slide since their relegation in 2018 – together with a spell within the third tier – adopted by promotions in recent times.
It’s a actual story of revival from a membership who reached the UEFA Champions League semi finals again in 2004.