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Chelsea devise plan in four-way battle with Tottenham for Axel Tape, Bayer Leverkusen lead race

Chelsea are interested in signing the PSG defender Axel Tape at the end of the season.

According to Sports Zone, they are hoping you sign the 17-year-old defender and send him out on loan to Strasbourg for the upcoming season. The defender will need regular game time in order to develop further, and going out on loan would be ideal.

He is unlikely to start regularly for Chelsea at this stage of his career, and he will need to improve before he can start regularly in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, Sports Zone are also claiming that the defender is on the radar of Tottenham Hotspur. It remains to be seen whether the north London club can get the deal done.

The two Premier League clubs are reportedly behind Bayer Leverkusen in the race to sign the player. The German outfit are in pole position to secure his signature. It remains to be seen where the 17-year-old ends up.

He is capable of operating as a central defender as well as a defensive midfielder. He could prove to be a quality long-term acquisition for all three clubs.

The talented young defender has decided not to renew his contract with PSG and will leave them on a free transfer. He will look to join a club where he will get ample opportunities to establish himself as a first-team regular.

Axel Tape to the Premier League?

The opportunity to move to the Premier League could be quite exciting for him. Chelsea and Tottenham are among the biggest clubs in the country, and they could provide him with the platform to showcase his abilities at a high level and fight for trophies in the near future.

Similarly, Leverkusen could provide him with the platform to showcase his abilities in the Bundesliga. They managed to win the league title last season, and they will be hoping to fight for major trophies in future as well.

It will be interesting to see what the 17-year-old decides. He is highly rated across Europe, and he has a bright future. Whoever ends up signing him could have a future star on their hands.

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