Chelsea Striker Plans Confirmed After Elye Wahi Blow Romano reported that it is possible for the Premier League heavyweights to sign Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic – but that deal is on a “total stand-by” for the time being and that it can only be done if Romelu Lukaku signs for the Italian club. He wrote on his CaughtOffside blog: “Elye Wahi was close to joining Chelsea and then go on loan to Strasbourg. West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt also had an interest in Wahi, but he’s decided to stay in Ligue 1 and join Lens – he wants to play Champions League football and gets the chance to replace Loic Openda at Lens. So it’s an important deal for the French club, he’s joining for €35 million (£29.9 million). “Dusan Vlahovic was also linked with Chelsea recently, but he could still stay at Juventus for sure. At the moment that deal is on total stand-by and nothing is happening. Let’s see what happens with Chelsea, I don’t know the future but as of today, it’s on total stand-by. And it’s...