Chelsea exploring surprise move to sign Brighton striker Danny Welbeck

[p]Despite being 35, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/welbeck-danny/86PvpO11/"]Welbeck[/a] had arguably the best Premier League campaign of his career last season as he grabbed 13 goals under [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a] boss Fabian Hurzeler. [/p][p]Welbeck has been with the Seagulls since October 2020, establishing himself as a club leader who brings heaps of experience to the Seagulls, who see him as a pivotal member of the squad. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] boss Xabi Alonso hinted at a press conference on Monday that Chelsea would be alert in the transfer market and he has wasted no time in making a move for Welbeck, as per journalist Ben Jacobs. [/b][/p][embed guid="fc6738f2-c428-4610-8362-9ca2e6ac3e31" url="https://x.com/JacobsBen/status/2081735792536207595" social-type="twitter" /][p]Racking up 51 goals and 18 assists in 201 appearances, Welbeck is certainly a player who knows how to find the back of the net in the Premier League.[/p][p][b]The move for the veteran comes after the signing of striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/emegha-emanuel/by8Xcffd/"]Emmanuel Emegha[/a] from sister club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/strasbourg/nP6UzIU1/"]Strasbourg[/a], with reports suggesting that Chelsea are open to loaning out the young forward. [/b][/p][p]There are just over 11 months remaining on Welbeck's Brighton contract and having made 201 appearances for Brighton across a six-year period, Welbeck and the club may agree it is now time to cut ties this summer in what is a huge move for the striker.[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]