{"id":293646,"date":"2023-10-19T19:43:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293646"},"modified":"2023-10-19T19:43:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:43:57","slug":"chelsea-slammed-by-mohammed-kudus-agent-for-ridiculous-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/chelsea-slammed-by-mohammed-kudus-agent-for-ridiculous-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea slammed by Mohammed Kudus' agent for 'RIDICULOUS' offer"},"content":{"rendered":"
The agent of Mohammed Kudus has revealed an agreement was reached for the forward to join Chelsea this summer, only for the Blues to offer a ‘ridiculous’ transfer fee that scuppered the deal.<\/p>\n
Kudus was a player in the demand during the recent transfer window after starring for Ajax last term, scoring 11 goals and providing four assists in the Eredivisie.<\/p>\n
Chelsea, Arsenal and PSG were all linked with the forward, and the west London club looked to have moved into pole position for his signature at one stage.<\/p>\n
Kudus’ agent Jen Mendelewitsch has revealed this was the case and the move was edging closer before Chelsea offered just \u00a317m for the attacker, and then refused to improve their bid.<\/p>\n
‘We reached an agreement with Chelsea, we agreed the contract with Chelsea but the deal was not done,’ Mendelewitsch explained to RMC Sport.<\/p>\n
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Mohammed Kudus’ agent Jen Mendelewitsch (left) has revealed an agreement was reached for the player to join Chelsea this summer<\/p>\n
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However, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly made an offer of just \u00a317m that was rejected by Ajax<\/p>\n
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Kudus went on to join West Ham in the final week of the summer transfer window for \u00a338m<\/p>\n
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‘He talked with the coach but in the end it didn’t happen because Chelsea made a ridiculous offer to Ajax.<\/p>\n
‘There was no counter offer. Chelsea did this with lots of players this summer, making very low offers to clubs knowing that they would not be accepted.’<\/p>\n
Mendelewitsch’s claim suggests Chelsea were not fully convinced about signing Kudus, and she believes they were more concerned with getting a deal over the line for one of their other key targets instead.<\/p>\n
‘The truth is that they were completely focused on the transfer of (Moises) Caicedo which took up all their energy,’ he added.<\/p>\n
Chelsea completed a deal for Caicedo on the eve of the season in one of the biggest transfer stories of the summer.<\/p>\n
Brighton accepted offers from Liverpool and Chelsea for the midfielder, before the player himself chose to sign for the latter for a British record \u00a3115m fee.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Kudus did get his Premier League move in the end, joining West Ham for \u00a338m in the final week of the window.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old has been eased into action by David Moyes, making five substitute appearances in the top flight.<\/p>\n
He got off the mark for his new club in the final game before the international break, scoring a late equaliser to rescue a point for his team against Newcastle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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