Phillips has previously told GiveMeSport that Chelsea still hold a “tentative interest” in signing Álvarez, after they couldn’t secure a £43m deal for the midfielder on deadline day in the summer transfer window, as per Sky Sports.
The 61-time Mexico international told ESPN of his disappointment after being unable to move to Stamford Bridge, because Ajax didn’t have a replacement lined up in his position, stating: “I am very disappointed, but I am convinced that sooner or later a big club will come for me.”
Meanwhile, Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri has revealed that the Blues still hold an interest in Southampton midfielder Lavia, who was reportedly the subject of a £50m bid from the club owned by Todd Boehly at the end of the summer transfer market, despite joining the Saints from Manchester City in the same window.
And Phillips believes that the latter is more likely to link up with Potter at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea genuinely pushing to sign the Belgian on deadline day during the summer transfer window.
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