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Chelsea’s €100m target for 2026 on 10-game goal DROUGHT
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 9 Nov 2025 21:22 GMT
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Chelsea’s number one target for the summer of 2026 is Kenan Yildiz.
The 20-year-old is considered as one of the most exciting young attackers in Europe after bursting onto the scene over the past couple of years.
Current ETV
Kenan Yıldız
M (L), F (C)
Juventus
Kenan Yıldız
M (L), F (C)
Juventus
ETV Range
€47.4M - €57.9M
There have been multiple reports, confirmed by the likes of Fabrizio Romano, that Chelsea plan to make a big move in 2026 for the €100 million-rated attacker.
Juventus, meanwhile, have been trying to tie Yildiz down to a new contract on improved terms to push Chelsea and other big European sides away.
Yildiz bad form
This season was supposed to be the season where Yildiz really exploded into a world-level player.
And the Turkish star started the season well with two goals and four assists in his first four matches. This included memorable performances in the thrilling 4-3 win over Inter and 3-3 draw with Borussia Dortmund.
However, amidst club turmoil with Igor Tudor being sacked and Luciano Spalletti replacing him, Yildiz has lost his form badly.
After the goalless draw with Torino on Saturday in the derby, Yildiz has now gone two months without scoring or assisting.
In fact, he has gone 10 games for Juventus without a goal contribution.
He has been hampered during that time by chronic and recurring knee issues related to patellar tendinopathy which he has managed since last season.
But for a player rated so highly, it has been a very disappointing and underwhelming couple of months by Yildiz.
Chelsea tried to move for Yildiz in the summer of 2025 but Juventus shut the door on any transfer.
Juventus are working hard to sign Yildiz up to a new contract to prevent the wonderkid from leaving next year.
Arsenal also hold interest in Yildiz and recently sent scouts to watch him.
Yildiz's current contract does not expire until 2029 but Juventus plan to extend his deal with a significant salary increase.
Yildiz has long been tipped to become a superstar. Juve beat Barcelona to his signature as a 16-year-old in the summer of 2022 when his contract at Bayern Munich expired.
At the time this was considered as a huge coup for a player seen as one of the best in the world at his age group.
Yildiz initially played with Juventus’ Under-19s and Next Gen team in Serie C, but broke into the first team setup midway through 2023-24.
Last season, Yildiz scored 12 goals and made nine assists in all competitions but he appears ready to move onto the next level this campaign.
Yildiz has already been compared to Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero, who was his idol as a kid.
Like the 2006 World Cup winner, Yildiz loves to cut in from the left and boasts wonderful control, technique and the ability to beat a man and unleash a shot in on goal.
He even celebrates in the same way as Del Piero did, sticking out his tongue when he scores. The pair have developed something of a bromance together.
Yildiz has been capped 23 times by Tukey, scoring two goals and playing at Euro 2024.
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