Chelsea enter transfer battle for 27-year-old Everton forward as £38m release clause is revealed

Everton forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin is under consideration at Chelsea as they look for striking enforcement this summer. The Blues are expected to sell Armando Broja with Monaco, Southampton and Wolves all showing interest in the London-born Albanian forward. 

Chelsea will also sell Romelu Lukaku with Napoli asking about the Belgian who has a £38m clause this summer. The imminent departure of the two has meant Chelsea have drawn up a list of possible forwards with RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesk also on the list of players being considered.

Calvert-Lewin is 27 years old which is wildly wide off the age group Chelsea are looking at, but given that he’ll count as homegrown and knows the Premier League, LondonWorld has been told the Blues are looking at him seriously.

Everton want him to stay and have offered him a new contract but the player is having a look at his options after injuries slowed his progress and have seen him miss out on the Euros for his country. Last season he bagged seven goals in 32 league appearances and when fully fit can be very lethal.

Nicolas Jackson was the only out-and-out striker Chelsea had last season and new manager Enzo Maresca who is likely to bring an ultra-attacking brand of football to Stamford Bridge will want the option of having two or three strikers to call on. 

Chelsea hoping to sell before making their move 

Chelsea are also looking to sell the likes of Conor Gallagher this summer with the club insisting they'll only listen to offers in the region of £50million for the England midfielder. 

Left-back Ian Maatsen who impressed massively at Dortmund is also expected to leave as well as Trevoh Chalobah despite the England defender recovering from a knee problem to perform brilliantly at the end of last season.