The genius Chelsea and Leeds United summer swap transfer deal that would suit both clubs perfectly
The Blues are understood to be keen on a high profile Elland Road raid
When you think of the old adage, ‘you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours’, perhaps two of the last parties you might naturally associate with a mutual back-scratching would be Leeds United and Chelsea. Like a family blood feud that seeps through generation after generation, nobody can concretely remember why the two clubs harbour such a disdain for each other, only that they do. (Of course, it stems back to a series of brutally physical contests throughout the ‘60s, culminating in the 1970 FA Cup final, but don’t let facts get in the way of a tangential opening paragraph.)
And yet, now we read reports suggesting that the pair could be about to go into business – albeit reluctant business, from a Leeds perspective – with each other. According to online outlet TEAMtalk, the Blues have held talks with Elland Road winger Crysencio Summerville over a prospective summer transfer. For what it’s worth, the Dutchman has also been approached by French outfit Rennes, but as far as Premier League interest goes, Chelsea are right there, front and centre.
In some respects, this is no grand shock. After Leeds failed to win promotion last season, and coming off the back of a campaign in which he registered 21 goals and 10 assists across all competitions, it has felt like a creeping inevitability that Summerville would end up in a major European top flight one way or another this window. And given Chelsea’s propensity for signing anything with a youthful pulse and a proclivity for running very fast at full-backs, nobody can claim to be truly surprised by their apparent interest.
