The Blues and the Reds were unable to land Huijsen from AFC Bournemouth with the Spain international joining Real Madrid instead.Chelsea and Liverpool are already turning their attentions towards alternative options and are now in a three-way fight to recruit Araujo.The 23-year-old is wanted by both English clubs as well as French champions Paris Saint-Germain ahead of the summer transfer window, Foot Mercato have reported.Full story: <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/20/chelsea-liverpool-transfer-fight-sign-67m-maestro-this-summer-23118947/" target="_blank">Metro</a>

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Chelsea and Liverpool have joined the race to sign Benfica defender Tomas Araujo after missing out on Dean Huijsen, according to reports.

Chelsea and Liverpool in transfer fight to sign £67m 'maestro' this summer

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