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title: "Chelsea: Everton’s signing of Allan delivers transfer blow to Blues"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-deliver-blow-to-chelsea-with-allan-signing-following-tiemoue-bakayoko-talks/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Georgia Goulding"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2020-09-09T06:30:52Z"
modified: "2020-09-09T06:30:52Z"
---

# Chelsea: Everton’s signing of Allan delivers transfer blow to Blues

**Everton’s transfer window has hit a rapid incline after signing both Allan and James Rodriguez in quick succession.**

Whilst Carlo Ancelotti showcases his pedigree in the transfer market, the Toffees’ business has dealt a blow to Chelsea.

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According to [The Telegraph,](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/09/07/mike-mcgraths-transfer-notebook-everton-keeping-tabs-valencia/) Everton were on course to sign Blues castaway Tiemoue Bakayoko before the long-awaited deal for Allan was announced.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

The Brazilian midfielder became Everton’s first signing of the summer window after joining from Napoli for £21.7m (via [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54040760)).

Allan had been linked to the Merseyside outfit for months and [some fans were losing hope](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-transfer-rumours/everton-fans-slam-allan-news-as-juventus-reignite-interest-in-napoli-ace/) in him making the switch from Italy. As a back-up option, Ancelotti was keen on fellow midfielder Bakayoko, who has been left on the shelf under Frank Lampard.

The Frenchman has a [Transfermarkt value](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tiemoue-bakayoko/marktwertverlauf/spieler/182618) of £22.9m and could have yielded a decent fee to fund Frank Lampard’s lavish summer spending. Having not made an appearance for Chelsea [since 2018,](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tiemoue-bakayoko/leistungsdaten/spieler/182618/plus/0?saison=2017) Bakayoko is a player that the west Londoners would have benefitted from offloading in this window.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Whilst money hasn’t been a problem for the Blues, Roman Abramovich still wants to see Lampard balance the books amid an impressive haul of new recruits.

The likes of [N’Golo Kante](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours/chelsea-want-44-million-minimum-for-ngolo-kante-as-inter-milan-look-to-sign/) and [Michy Batshuayi](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours/west-brom-interested-in-signing-michy-batshuayi-on-loan-from-chelsea/) could be leaving the club ahead of the new season, despite both still arguably being beneficial to the team. However, for a surplus player like Bakayoko, Chelsea will be frustrated that the opportunity to cash in has wriggled away from them.

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They must now shift into a higher gear in order to offload some of their castaway players to make back some of their outgoing transfer fees.

***Do you think Chelsea should push to sell Tiemoue Bakayoko? Join the conversation in the comments below…***