Here is your Chelsea morning roundup on Thursday, August 24.
Brennan Johnson transfer decision
Chelsea have decided they will not pursue a move for Nottingham Forest winger Brennan Johnson before the end of the summer transfer window. That's according to the Metro, which claims that the Blues are no longer interested in landing the £50million-rated forward.
football.london understands that Chelsea held initial talks with Forest over a switch for the Wales international, but never made a formal bid.
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Training update
Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk was missing from training on Wednesday as the Blues step up their preparations to face Luton Town on Friday night. The Ukrainian international featured from the bench against West Ham at the weekend, showing promising signs to match the huge transfer fee associated with his move.
While it remains to be seen exactly why the winger wasn't present in training, there has been some positive injury news regarding Armando Broja and Benoit Badiashile.
Read the full story here.
Romelu Lukaku latest
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is taking drastic measures to ensure that Romelu Lukaku will leave the club in the coming days of the summer transfer window. The Belgian international has struggled to live up to the large transfer price paid by the Blues to secure his return to Stamford Bridge in 2021.
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