Chelsea are readying themselves for a summer transfer raid on highly-rated Spain U21 international Yeremay Hernandez.
The Blues have registered a firm interest in the talented 22-year-old winger, who has been in excellent club form this season for Deportivo La Coruna, with the Chelsea link stretching back to 2024.
Chelsea pushed hard to secure a deal in the final days of the January transfer window but their efforts were eventually rebuffed by the Galicians.
The final transfer offer submitted by Chelsea was in the region of €15m, but Deportivo were determined to hold out for €20m, which is his full release clause.
As time ran out at the start of 2025, rumours also indicated the player himself would have rejected any advance even if the clause was triggered, as he wanted to remain in place until the end of the season.
The primary reason behind his decision was to try and lead Deportivo’s push for La Liga promotion from the Segunda Division in 2025.
Hernandez has already scored nine league goals, and laid on four assists, with Deportivo currently 11th in the table, and just 12 league games left to play in the regular season.
However, the playoff set up is complex, with the top two qualifying for promotion automatically, and third spot to sixth heading into the playoffs – which include two-legged semi finals and a final on into June.
As per reports from Diario AS, that will not discourage Chelsea who are prepared to wait, and Enzo Maresca is ready to make his move if Deportivo fail to make it back to the top-flight.
Deportivo have been on the slide since their relegation in 2018 – including a spell in the third tier – followed by promotions in recent years.
It is a real story of revival from a club who reached the UEFA Champions League semi finals back in 2004.
Single-Bone
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you're mad
Sounds like a comment from a poorly raised kid.
Peclmnrtu
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Chelsea should try and get this boy he is so very good
yasbeiknop
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Chelsea is going out for young talent to me is good some people are taught we don't have striker fine. now how much the cost of big striker is very costly Alexander Isak is now 150m is he a God of football ⚽ messi. we should maintain what we have
TREMANI
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You may not understand but trust me, if we had this type of recruitment years ago, we probably would have had atleast one or two of- Dembelle,Mpappe, Barcola, Vinicius Jnr, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Tchoumeni, Valverde etc. There's this boy from Brazil called Estevao. He'll be joining next season. The boy is currently the best youngest player in Brazil, has broken records help by Neymar in Brazil for goals and assists. Let them continue to sign, I would rather have that than have a management that don't sign players. We're currently in Champions League again position and 2 points behind the 3rd position.
you're mad
Single-Bone
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You may not understand but trust me, if we had this type of recruitment years ago, we probably would have had atleast one or two of- Dembelle,Mpappe, Barcola, Vinicius Jnr, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Tchoumeni, Valverde etc. There's this boy from Brazil called Estevao. He'll be joining next season. The boy is currently the best youngest player in Brazil, has broken records help by Neymar in Brazil for goals and assists. Let them continue to sign, I would rather have that than have a management that don't sign players. We're currently in Champions League again position and 2 points behind the 3rd position.
Iffy106
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I thought is the name is Yamal Hernandez not knowing is Yeremay Hernandez
lukblstz
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This set of Recruitment Staff are NOT SERIOUS at all . Instead of them making signing of a Top Striker the most important priority, they're chasing a midfielder. So UNSERIOUS set of people.
Cebailnpr
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how many wingers are you going to sing
Biyaclrsy
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that is good
Juhabsuy
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Good one very talented