Tuchel wants to bring Chelsea star ‘home’ as Blues set to snub Serie A advances

Thomas Tuchel is reportedly planning for a future with Armando Broja at Chelsea and will ‘bring him home’ after his loan spell at Southampton.

Broja has impressed for the Saints this season, scoring nine goals in all competitions for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, while he has also starred for Albania, registering three goals and two assists in seven World Cup qualifiers.

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His form has drawn the attention of admirers across Europe, with a report on Thursday suggesting Napoli have the 20-year-old in the ‘spotlight’ as a potential replacement for Victor Osimhen, who’s heavily linked with Manchester United.

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But Tuttomercato (via Sport Witness) claim it’s unlikely Napoli will be able to lure Broja this summer, with Tuchel keen on having the striker in his squad next season.

It’s claimed Tuchel wants to ‘bring him home’ from St Mary’s, and the Albanian will ‘return to Chelsea’, then ‘decide his future’.

The report concedes that the club’s ongoing search for a new owner makes it a ‘complicated situation’ as Broja and his representatives don’t know who they will hold talks with.

But the ‘feeling is he will remain, in any case, in the Premier League’.

Hasenhuttl certainly hopes to extend Broja’s