Behind the scenes at Chelsea - Ivan Toney wait, Ousmane Diomande transfer, Conor Gallagher deal
We are more than midway into this month's transfer window and in a rather extraordinary turn of events, Chelsea have not signed a single player yet. With all of what's happening with the Premier League and its Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR), there is a feeling that clubs from the top-flight are being extremely cautious this month.
Chelsea, though, believe they are well within the guidelines of the PSR so buying a player or two this window is not out of the question whatsoever. A striker and a centre-back remains the club's priority, but getting their desired targets into the club before the end of the month could prove quite the challenge.
For instance, while both Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen are on Chelsea's radar right now, the strikers are seen as virtually unattainable in the mid-season window. Chelsea will not pay what they deem to be 'over the odds' for a centre-forward this month and would rather bide their time until the summer.
A source, however, has told football.london not to rule out a short-term option at striker. Karim Benzema was linked earlier in the week with the striker reportedly wanting to leave Al-Ittihad but it is not an option the Blues are believed to be pursuing at the time of writing.
There were reports from Portugal earlier in the week suggesting Chelsea had bid £73million for Sporting CP forward Viktor Gyokeres. However, football.london understands that is not the case and Chelsea do not even hold an interest in the 25-year-old striker.
A centre-back is also on the agenda for Chelsea. We know of a three names on a shortlist the club are currently looking at that includes Ousmane Diomande from Sporting, Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace and Jean-Clair Todibo from OGC Nice.
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