Bayern Munich and Manchester City are both reportedly interested in signing Chelsea’s highly-rated youngster Levi Colwill.
Colwill looks like the next huge talent to come off the production line at Cobham, hoping to follow in the footsteps of players such as Reece James and Mason Mount.
The 19-year-old defender is still waiting to make his first-team debut for Chelsea, but he’s enhancing his reputation away from Stamford Bridge out on loan.
His latest loan success is this season with Premier League rivals Brighton.
Levi Colwill interest
Journalist Simon Phillips has shared that Colwill’s rise has not gone unnoticed, with Champions League sides Bayern and Man City both keen on him.
However, Chelsea wants to keep the teenage center-back and has held “informal talks” about a contract extension in west London.
“I’ve been told Colwill is attracting interest from giant clubs Manchester City and Bayern Munich this week. It’s just interesting at this stage, but Colwill is certainly becoming a player that many big clubs are watching and aware of,” Phillips has claimed on his Substack.
“Chelsea spoke to him about a new deal over the weekend when he was back at Stamford Bridge. The club wants to put another four years on his contract which will see his deal extended to 2029. At the minute I believe these discussions have just been informal, but I do expect Chelsea to step these up very soon with other clubs beginning to circle for him.”
If Bayern and Man City are monitoring you, you’re definitely doing a lot of things right.
Colwill has recently managed to force his way into Brighton’s starting line-up and is proving himself at the Premier League level. Alan Shearer has claimed the Chelsea loanee “didn’t put a foot wrong” in Brighton’s 3-0 league win over Liverpool last weekend.
Some Chelsea fans may be worried to hear top sides are circling for their latest rising star, but it’s reassuring the club is planning to extend a deal that already runs until 2025.
In our view, Graham Potter now needs to show Colwill there’s a genuine path into the Blues line-up to ensure his head is not turned.
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