Chelsea and Man Utd £35m hopes boosted by Arsenal transfer news

Any Chelsea hopes of bringing impressive Fulham full-back Antonee Robinson to Stamford Bridge this summer may be boosted by news that Marco Silva's side are weighing up a move for Kieran Tierney.

On Tuesday morning, FootballTransfers reported that the Cottagers are 'ready to move' for the Scotsman, who has been frozen out of the Arsenal first team. Tierney spent the 2023/24 season on loan at Real Sociedad in La Liga but has since returned to the Emirates Stadium with his contract running for another two years.

Fulham appear to have made the Gunners defender a priority target to replace Robinson should the American international leave the club. Reports suggest that the west London side would allow the defender, who was named Player of the Season this year, should a high enough bid come in.

In March, GiveMeSport reported that Chelsea were interested in the defender given Ben Chilwell's injury issues and Marc Cucurella's inconsistency. A £35 million bid for the player was touted at the time.

Robinson is contracted at Fulham until 2028, which gives the Cottagers plenty of bargaining power. The club isn't afraid to use that either, as we have seen this week with the latest round of dealings with Bayern Munich over a potential Joao Palhinha transfer.

In today's report, FootballTransfers adds that Manchester United and Liverpool are also looking at a move for Robinson after his head-turning campaign last time out. The defender made 37 Premier League appearances and picked up six assists across the season.

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Fulham have already lost defender Tosin Adarabioyo on a free transfer this summer to Chelsea while the experienced Tim Ream is also believed to be on his way to the MLS.

Speaking to The Athletic recently, Robinson said: “I signed the deal [5-year contract last summer] because I was very happy at Fulham. I want to keep on developing, I’m very settled here, I love the club. It wasn’t a difficult decision to sign. Interest from other people is great...

“Obviously, it comes down to if someone wanted me enough to pay what Fulham would want, and if Fulham saw that as a good idea, then I’d leave.

“But until that happens, and I have no idea if it would, I’m just looking forward to the Copa and then starting next year with Fulham — pushing on, and trying to help the team get to even better finishing spots.”