Mauricio Pochettino given Lautaro Martinez transfer hope as Victor Osimhen told to leave Napoli
The January transfer window is expected to be much quieter than last winter when Chelsea forked out almost £200million on Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk alone. However, the Blues have still been heavily linked with likes of Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney.
Mauricio Pochettino has also admitted to holding conversations with some of his squad over their futures. So, with that being said, football.london has taken a look at a handful of the latest Chelsea transfer headlines.
Chelsea will be forced to make a difficult decision before they can sanction Ian Maatsen's move to Borussia Dortmund. The 21-year-old defender has been heavily linked with an exit from Stamford Bridge recently after falling out of favour under Mauricio Pochettino.
According to Fabrizio Romano , there is a verbal agreement in place which sees the the Blues ace join the the Bundesliga outfit on loan until the end of the season. The report states that Maatsen accepted Dortmund's offer 'days ago' and he will now travel to Germany on Tuesday before completing a medical on Wednesday.
However, while Chelsea have managed to land the youngster a brilliant deal, the club will now be forced to terminate an international loan in order to comply with FIFA rules. So, one of Romelu Lukaku (Roma), Kepa Arrizabalaga (Real Madrid), Diego Moreira (Lyon), Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray) or David Datro Fofana (Union Berlin) would need to return to west London this month.
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Chelsea have been given a major boost to their hopes of signing a new striker this month. According to SportsLens, Inter Milan would consider selling Lautaro Martinez if the Blues tabled a suitable bid.
The report states that the Italian giants currently value the 26-year-old in the region
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