Chelsea’s Pursuit of Jamie Gittens
Subject: Chelsea’s move regarding signing Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund.

I. Executive Summary
Chelsea are “closing on a deal to sign Jamie Gittens” from Borussia Dortmund. There have now been a series of discussions over the past two weeks during the Club World Cup for both clubs in the US. The first effort to sign Gittens was unsuccessful ahead of the June 10th deadline, but the clubs have a “pretty good” relationship with one another, suggesting a deal is now “very likely.” Chelsea’s interest is based on their requirement to sign at least one wide player this summer after already losing out on Jadon Sancho and Mudryk, as they are currently irrelevant. Gittens was recently out for Dortmund with a virus.

II. Key Themes & Developments

TRANSFER CLOSE. The theme of the week is that Jamie Gittens is set for a Chelsea switch. The source says “a deal is now looking very likely” and “the direction of travel is that he will be a Chelsea player soon.”
Negotiations Ongoing: Negotiations have been taking place much of “the past fortnight,” suggesting sustained engagement between Chelsea and Dortmund 0:41 Ongoing talks between Chelsea and Dortmund 2:37 ‘Premier League not the same without fans'”0:41 Ongoing talks between Chelsea and Dortmund 2:37 ‘Premier League not the same without fans’ This time corresponds to both sides being in the US for the Club World Cup.

Previous Attempt & Renewed Interest: Chelsea had previously tried to sign Gittens before the “first deadline day of the summer,, which was on June 10th.” That was not agreed, and despite that failing to materialise, relations between the two clubs are good, which has helped the resumption of negotiations.
Why Chelsea wants him: Chelsea’s interest in Gittens relates to them wanting to strengthen their wide attacking ranks. “We know that, u,m Chelsea want to sign um at least one wide player uh this summer because uh Jadden Sancho has gone and Mudri isn’t around t um right at the moment the source openly says you know we know Chelsea they want to sign uh another player maybe two.” This all points towards Gittens being the target to wear the shoes which the squad is missing.

H 32) Jamie Gittens (Still a Dortmund player) Current Status & Health: Jamie Gittens is still a Dortmund player. Most recently, he skipped Dortmund’s Wednesday match because “he didn’t feel well. He had a virus,” said Dortmund boss Niko Kovatch. Nevertheless, Dortmund are still in the tournament and are set to face Monterrey on Tuesday.
Club World Cup link: Both Chelsea and Dortmund are both the US for the Club World Cup, meaning it may be an institutional environment in which club officials were more comfortable holding in-person discussions. Chelsea will play Benfica tomorrow (i.e. Saturday, based on the date of the Wednesday game) and Dortmund plays Monterrey on Tuesday.
III. Most Important Ideas/Facts

Chances of a deal: It’s “looking very likely” that Jamie Gittens will go to Chelsea.
Negotiation Window: Discussions have taken place over “the past fortnight.”

Chelsea’s Need: Jadden Sancho is gone, and Mudryk isn’t available, so Chelsea “needs at least one wide player.”
Player’s Current Condition: Gittens caught a virus recently, which saw him miss Dortmund’s last game.
Club relations: “The relationship between Chelsea and Dortmund is pretty good, so that’s facilitating this deal even though it failed before.
IV. Outlook
Strong suggestion that Jamie Gittens will sign for Chelsea, as the club has made it clear they want to bring in a wide player this summer. More details to follow when a formal agreement is confirmed.