Chelsea have now told £22m player they’ll be accepting bids for him, but he doesn’t want to leave.

Chelsea have now told Trevoh Chalobah that bids for him will be accepted between now and transfer deadline day next Friday.

What’s the story?

Well, Chelsea have apparently told the 24-year-old that they will now accept any offers for him which meet their valuation.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the Blues would take £22m for Chalobah after another summer of heavy spending.

However, the Chelsea No.14 does not want to leave Stamford Bridge, and plans to fight for his place under Mauricio Pochettino.

Chalobah has not even been named on the bench by the Argentine in either of Chelsea’s first two Premier League games of the 2023/24 campaign.

Pochettino has shoved the Freetown-born defender further down the pecking order by signing Axel Disasi this summer, while also promoting Levi Colwill above his fellow academy graduate.

Trevoh Chalobah should leave Chelsea

In our view, Chalobah should cooperate with Chelsea and look to depart Stamford Bridge.

We admire the England Under-21 international’s desire to stay and fight for his future at Chelsea, although he is too talented to be a mere backup option.

The likes of Inter Milan and West Ham have been linked with a move for Chalobah this summer, both of whom can offer him European football, and also the chance to put himself in Gareth Southgate’s thinking for EURO 2024 next summer.

Surely, being a regular starter for one of those two sides would be more attractive than fighting against the likes of Colwill, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana for a place under Pochettino.

Be sure to keep an eye on this situation, as it remains to be seen if Chelsea – or Chalobah – end up getting their way.