The German giants reportedly value the England Under-21 international at around \u20ac65m (\u00a355m, $75m), so it remains to be seen if the Blues will meet their asking price.<\/p>\n
Now, Kehl has admitted that the two teams could not find common ground over a transfer fee but that does not necessarily mean that a deal is dead and buried.<\/p>\n
He told Tage Spiegel<\/a>: \u201cWe spoke on the phone, in the end we did not agree, because we have different ideas about the current value of the player.\u00a0Jamie definitely makes our team better. We are glad that he is there. We are in a good exchange and see how things are shaping in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, at some point, if you take a player with it, you also have to sell. I assume that his market value will not fall. We will see to what extent we can keep it until the end of the tournament. There will be talks again.\u201d<\/p>\n TEAMtalk previously revealed that Gittens was one of a trio of signings<\/a> they hoped to pull off before the Club World Cup but none of them have come to fruition so far.<\/p>\n And when the transfer window opens again on June 16, before closing on September 1, they could face competition from Arsenal<\/a>, Tottenham, and more.<\/p>\n DON\u2019T MISS<\/strong>:\u00a0Every completed Chelsea transfer in summer 2025: Signings, exits, loans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea will have to wait for Gittens<\/strong><\/p>\n While Kehl has not slammed the door shut on a possible Chelsea transfer, he did confirm that the former Manchester City academy product will play at this summer\u2019s Club World Cup in the United States.<\/p>\n The Blues tried to get a deal done before the first summer transfer window (June 1-10) closed but now a pursuit may not be successful for weeks or even months.<\/p>\n He said, via BBC Sport<\/a>: \u201cThere was contact with Chelsea FC, who got in touch again yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. We spoke again on the phone and exchanged expectations and different ideas.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the end, we didn\u2019t come to an agreement because we have different ideas about the player\u2019s current value. But the talks were very, very respectful. We have been in very good dialogue with Chelsea for many years.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are happy Jamie will now be part of our team at the Club World Cup and are delighted he is staying. I\u2019m not responsible for the late offer \u2013 but, of course, I still have to deal with it and that\u2019s what we\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n \u201cWe looked into it very seriously, but in the end we also made a decision for ourselves. It\u2019s still absolutely OK that Chelsea made this attempt. And, once again, we are in good dialogue. Let\u2019s see how things develop in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n If Gittens did move to Stamford Bridge, it is expected the youngster could join on a seven-year deal<\/a>. But this transfer is far from done.<\/p>\n Chelsea transfer news: Maignan deal collapses, keeper up for sale<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Backhand](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/50_f.png\")
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