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.
This post was last modified on 23/09/2015