{"id":16961,"date":"2026-01-22T10:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=682597"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:56:08","slug":"chelsea-linked-with-shock-move-for-this-argentine-striker-amid-transfer-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/chelsea-linked-with-shock-move-for-this-argentine-striker-amid-transfer-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea linked with shock move for this Argentine striker amid transfer rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have reportedly emerged as surprise contenders in the race to sign Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, with fresh transfer rumours suggesting that the Blues have made an initial enquiry for the former Manchester City star. However, it is important to note that this development remains a rumour at this stage and has not been officially confirmed by any of the clubs involved.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports from Spanish outlet SPORT, Chelsea are exploring attacking reinforcements ahead of the upcoming season and see Alvarez as a potential solution to their long-standing issues in front of goal. The London club are believed to admire the 24-year-old\u2019s versatility, work rate, and ability to operate both as a central striker and a supporting forward.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez, who played a key role in Argentina\u2019s World Cup triumph alongside Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez, has been loosely linked with a move away in recent months amid speculation over his long-term role. The idea of an \u201cArgentina connection\u201d at Stamford Bridge has further fueled rumours, with fans already excited about the prospect of the duo linking up at club level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea have reportedly emerged as surprise contenders in the race to sign Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, with fresh transfer rumours\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":36742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4594,660,3187,312,3686,3474,1823,3796,2573,4425,3445,4466],"class_list":["post-16961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-alvarez","tag-argentina","tag-blues","tag-chelsea","tag-david-ornstein","tag-enzo-fernandez","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-football-transfers","tag-january-transfer","tag-julian-alvarez","tag-liam-rosenior"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}