Chelsea and Manchester City to resume battle to sign Josko Gvardiol in January, Arsenal fail in Douglas Luiz pursuit
The battle for Gvardiol is over… for now Chelsea target Josko Gvardiol signed a contract extension at RB Leipzig on Deadline Day, which ended their summer pursuit of the centre-back. The Croatia international was the subject of intense interest from the west London club, with reports stating that Chelsea had bid €90 million for his services, despite having already signed centre-back duo Wesley Fofana and Kalidou Kouliably. RB Leipzig chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff has stated that he expected Gvardiol to stay at the Bundesliga club for at least another two season, but the Evening Standard reveal that Chelsea could return with another approach as early as the January transfer window.
