Chelsea are fascinated by signing Danny Welbeck, Day by day Mail Sport can reveal.
The 35-year-old Brighton striker has emerged as a participant of curiosity inside Stamford Bridge, and is now a contender to hitch the Blues squad beneath Xabi Alonso.
Welbeck has scored 46 objectives in 176 video games within the Premier League for the Seagulls, having beforehand performed for Manchester United and Arsenal, amongst others.
Danny Welbeck has scored 23 Premier League objectives throughout the final two seasons for Brighton
Chelsea at present have 5 strikers on their books in Joao Pedro, who is taken into account untouchable, Emmanuel Emegha, Liam Delap, Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu.
The Blues have been gross sales or loans to trim down their choices up entrance.
Welbeck scored 13 instances within the league for Brighton in 2025-26, and was thought-about unlucky to not make the England squad beneath Thomas Tuchel.
Joao Pedro and Delap are at present on Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Australia and Asia, with Emegha absent resulting from harm. Jackson just isn’t concerned resulting from his run on the World Cup with Senegal and Guiu has not been chosen.
Welbeck joined Brighton in 2020 and triggered a one-year contract extension in March. If he strikes to Stamford Bridge he would add to the prolonged listing of signings Chelsea have produced from Brighton lately – together with Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Robert Sanchez and Joao Pedro.
