Fulham’s £7m player has been discussed by Chelsea as a potential signing this summer

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Chelsea have already taken one player from Fulham this summer, and now, they could pinch another of their rivals’ star players.

Indeed, after signing Tosin Adarabioyo on a free transfer, the Blues could now turn their attentions towards Rodrigo Muniz.

Speaking on the London is Blue Podcast, Ben Jacobs has shared an update on Chelsea’s pursuit of a new striker, and he says that Muniz is a player who has come up in conversations behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea have discussed signing Rodrigo Muniz

Jacobs spoke about Fulham’s £7m man and Chelsea speaking about signing the striker.

“Internally Dominic Solanke has come up, Evan Ferguson has been discussed as a long-standing target, but no active movement on that front, while Rodrigo Muniz at Fulham has come up in conversation as well,” Jacobs said.

Muniz would be a very Chelsea signing

Rodrigo Muniz would be a very Chelsea signing, and not in a good way.

The Brazilian striker looks a talent, but the reality is that he’s only had a handful of good performances at Premier League level.

Let’s not forget, 18 months ago, Muniz was struggling on loan at Middlesbrough, and he’s only really had three months of a purple patch in his entire career.

This would be a very reactionary signing, and Chelsea have been known to do these types of deals on a regular basis in recent years.

Enzo Fernandez, albeit a more proven player, was signed under similar circumstances off the back of a brilliant World Cup campaign, while Moises Caicedo was perhaps signed a tad too early and for too high a fee.

How much Fulham would command for Muniz this summer is unknown, but after losing Aleksandar Mitrovic and Joao Palhinha for substantial fees in recent times, the Whites won’t be in any rush to sell Muniz for a cut-price this summer.