Transfer gossip: PSG’s Matuidi is wanted to replace Mikel, Star say

A round-up of the latest transfer speculation involving Chelsea..

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants Paris St-Germain’s Blaise Matuidi to replace John Mikel Obi, the Daily Star say.

The Star’s story comes after the transfer-gossip website TMW suggested that Mourinho is interested in signing 28-year-old midfielder Matuidi when the transfer window reopens in January.

It is also suggested that PSG would not be keen to sell but that the player could be tempted by a big-money offer.

Meanwhile, Chelsea plan to table a bid for Marseille defender Nicolas N’Koulou, French newspaper L’Equipe has reported.

It is claimed that the Blues will look to sign the Cameroon international, 25, in a cut-price deal in January. His Marseille contract expires next summer.

Marseille, it is claimed, will demand a fee of around £7.2m and would rather sell to an English club than one of their Ligue 1 rivals.

And the Daily Mail say John Terry remains confident of securing a new contract at Chelsea.

Terry’s current deal expires at the end of the season and his recent omission from the side has led to speculation about the 34-year-old defender’s future.

The Mail say sources close to Terry have suggested he is not panicking about the situation after being left out in favour of Kurt Zouma.