Europe’s most wanted striker admits ‘it would be a dream to play for Chelsea’

Levante striker Karl Etta Eyong has admitted “it would be a dream to play for Chelsea” amid interest from a host of top clubs across Europe.

The 22-year-old has scored six goals and provided three assists in 12 La Liga appearances so far this season and his recent form has attracted the attention of several elite teams in world football.

Barcelona are considered to be the current frontrunners for his signature, as they search for a suitable long-term replacement for Robert Lewandowski, however Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Real Madrid are also monitoring his situation closely.

Man Utd, in particular, are keen to finalise a deal for the Cameroon international in 2026, with Ruben Amorim eager to land a new striker next year in order to provide competition for summer signing Benjamin Sesko.

However, Eyong has now dropped a bombshell transfer update by confirming that he would like to complete a move to Chelsea.

Enzo Maresca’s side already have the likes of Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Marc Guiu and academy starlet Shumaira Mheuka as centre forward options in west London, while Emanuel Emegha and Dastan Satpaev will both join the club next summer. Despite this, they have been linked with Eyong over the past few weeks and they could opt to intensify their pursuit of his signature following his recent comments.

Karl Etta Eyong wants Chelsea transfer

“I’m really flattered [to be linked with Barcelona and Real Madrid],” Eyong told GiveMeSport. “It means so much because it shows my hard work is paying off. But I just have to continue on my journey with Levante and then see what happens in the future.

“I can’t pick between LaLiga and the Premier League because I love both leagues,” he added. I have already achieved my dream of playing in LaLiga and my other dream is to one day play in the Premier League.

“I think I have the quality to thrive in the Premier League and that my style is well suited to English football. I am physically strong and can link up play. I love watching Premier League matches.

“My favourite period is the Boxing Day games. You can see the players give everything – 200 percent! What I love about the Premier League is that every game feels important. But for now my focus is just on Levante and I am ignoring all other news.”

Eyong continued: “Manchester United is a very good team. I used to love Robin van Persise. He had everything – talent, style and confidence. And Wayne Rooney was another world-class striker.

“Bryan [Mbeumo] is also a fantastic player. He’s a fantastic player. I am lucky to play and train alongside him for Cameroon. I think he’s going to help me a lot, on and off the pitch. There are some parallels in our games, but we can play together and compliment each other. We can assist each other. Our relationship is getting stronger every day.”

However, Eyong subsequently confirmed that he is eager to complete a move to Chelsea in the future.

“Growing up, Chelsea was the English team I probably watched the most because of [Didier] Drogba, and [Samuel] Eto’o was there a year as well,” Eyong admitted.

“Chelsea have often signed incredible African players. There are so many big clubs in England, but as for [joining] Chelsea, why not? It would be a dream for me to play for Chelsea.”

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