Chelsea rejected a pre-deadline bid from Watford for Asmir Begovic, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The Blues’ second-choice goalkeeper was wanted by Bournemouth but stayed at Stamford Bridge because Chelsea were unable to bring in replacement for him.
The Telegraph say Watford also came in for Begovic in the final hours of the transfer window, offering Chelsea £10m and the Hornets’ former Tottenham keeper Heurelho Gomes.
Begovic, who wanted to leave in order to play regular first-team football, is now expected to join Bournemouth at the end of the season.
The south-coast club also made an offer for Nathan Ake ahead of the deadline.
Chelsea were unwilling to part with the young Dutchman, who was recently recalled from a season-long loan with the Cherries.
Meanwhile, reports have claimed that Chelsea wanted to sign Celtic’s former Fulham forward Moussa Dembele ahead of the deadline.
This post was last modified on 02/02/2017