Chelsea have set their sights on AZ Alkmaar’s rising midfielder, but with Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich already circling—and a reported €50M bid on the table—the battle for one of Europe’s brightest young talents is only just beginning.
Chelsea, for some years now, has started a project on buying the best talents from all around the world, create the team of young talented players, and growing them. This seems to be continuing for a long time now, and also in the future.
To buy these young talents, the Blues are ready to invest a lot of money in order to make them part of the team. One new young talent that the scouts of Chelsea are following very closely is the young Dutch midfielder of AZ Alkmaar, Kees Smit.
Smit is a 20-year-old midfielder who has attracted the interest of some of the best teams around the world due to his performances and the qualities he has expressed. His contract with the Dutch team expires in 2028.
This season, Kees has played until now 31 matches, with 3 goals scored and 5 assists in all the competitions. In total, since his first appearance with the first team of AZ Alkmaar in 2024, Smit has played 62 matches in total with 5 goals and 7 assists.
With his performances this season, Smit has put himself in the spotlight and has convinced the interested clubs of his qualities. Some of the most important clubs that are interested in his services are Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, etc.
In this list, Chelsea has also been added recently. The Blues are actively looking at this young, talented midfielder and are ready to fight with the other interested clubs in order to achieve an agreement with the Dutch club.
Based on the rumors, Real Madrid has made a 50 million euros offer for Smit, and the Spanish club has been following the player for a long time now. But from the other side, Chelsea is ready to make an official offer regarding the midfielder that will surpass the offers of the other clubs. It remains to be seen who will win this battle for the services of this young, talented midfielder.
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