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Transfer news·Chelsea·Updated 17h agoRumoured

Chelsea close in on €40m Honest Ahanor deal

Honest Ahanor→Chelsea
90%
Will it happen
100%
Credibility
€40M
Reported fee
9
Reports
PlayerFull profile →
H. Ahanor
Center Back · Italy · 18 yrs
78
Rating
27.4
Season
41.9
Value
This season
22
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
ClubAtalanta→LeagueSerie A→
  • A H. Ahanor move to Chelsea is gathering pace — 6 reports describe concrete progress (fee, terms or medical).
  • The reporting is well-sourced (100% credibility), led by Gianluca Di Marzio (gianlucadimarzio.com), putting it at roughly 90% to complete.
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Story log

  1. 27 AugStory opened — 9 sources (BBC Sport, Fabrizio Romano (Telegram/X posts collected on his Telegram channel), Gianluca Di Marzio (gianlucadimarzio.com), Sky Sport (Italy))

What the reports say

Fee reported: €40mFee reported: €40m+6 of 9 cite concrete progress6 cite a named / official source
  • Atalanta have had contacts with Chelsea regarding Honest Ahanor; Chelsea are interested and talks took place. — Gianluca Di Marzio (gianlucadimarzio.com)
  • Chelsea are in advanced club-to-club talks with Atalanta for Honest Ahanor; personal terms reportedly agreed. — Fabrizio Romano (Telegram/X posts collected on his Telegram channel)
  • Chelsea are closing in on a €40m deal to sign Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor, with negotiations advancing rapidly. — Goal
  • Chelsea are close to signing Honest Ahanor from Atalanta with talks in a decisive phase; an offer above €40m is reported. — Sky Sport (Italy)
Elite prospectScout's view · Ball-winning Central defender
Full scout report →
7814.4%
Rating
27568.3%
Season
41.9
Value index
0g 0a
in 22 apps · Serie A
Top 14% centre-backs · Serie A26th of 37 centre-backs · Serie A

H. Ahanor is a 18-year-old central defender at Atalanta, rated 90.31200000000001 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 14th of 190 on scout potential in the Serie A and 6th of 162 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a regular starter this season (69.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ahanor.

The fitAt Chelsea (Premier League), his Rating of 78 would rank 13th of 20 in the current squad (squad average 78) — against a reported fee of €40M.
The report at a glance
Chelsea close in on €40m Honest Ahanor deal — Field Insider report card
9 Reports