Chelsea has been following Jesús Corona closely since 2019 and, according to press reports, there has already been contact between the two parties
Chelsea’s official page in Spanish highlighted the information covered in various European media outlets about the England team’s alleged interest by Jesús Corona, a footballer from Porto. However, the club clarifies that what is published is something that does not reflect the opinion or position of the institution.
The Blues website usually gathers prominent information about the team that can be seen in the global media. On this occasion, they highlighted the comments released about ‘Tecatito’ Corona, section they titled as: “Chelsea with the Porto star visor”.
In the text they describe: “According to media reports, Chelsea is interested in Porto midfielder Jesús Corona”, while including the information published by SIC News, a medium from Portugal, who reported that the Mexican’s termination clause will drop to 20 million euros in May and June before returning to 30 million euros in July.
According to the information collected by the English club page, The Blues’ interest in signing ‘Tecatito’ is from 2019, even the words of the Mexican football player’s representative stand out, who revealed in the summer of 2020 that the coronavirus pandemic prevented Corona from leaving Porto, as there were several interested teams.
Last, The numbers of the Monterrey youth team stand out in the current season, in which he played 40 games with three annotations and eleven assists.
‘Tecatito’ has been in European football for eight years, the same one he reached with Twente from the Netherlands for the 2013/2014 season until 2015/2016, in which he went to Porto, a team with which he has won five championships: Two competitions, one Portuguese Cup and two Portuguese Super Cups.
According to media reports, Chelsea is interested in a Porto midfielder 👀
– Chelsea FC Español (@ChelseaFC_Sp) March 24, 2021