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Latest Chelsea transfer rumours include updates on Nicolas Tagliafico, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger and Cesar Azpilicueta.
Chelsea’s hopes of a Premier League title charge suffered another blow this week with a draw to Brighton and Hove Albion.
Thomas Tuchel’s side are still battling on three fronts but now sit 12 points behind league leaders Manchester City and could look to the January transfer market in an attempt to narrow that gap.
Chelsea have been told that any deal for Nicolas Tagliafico will come with a price-tag of £6m as they face competition from Napoli for the Ajax left-back.
The Argentina international, 29, has 18 months remaining on his deal in Amsterdam meaning that any the Dutch club will be keen to cash in on a player whose value will only fall during the remainder of his deal.
Alongside Lionel Messi, Tagliafico won the Copa America in 2021 and has won two Eredivisie titles in the Netherlands. He also played left-back for his country in the 2018 World Cup.
Chelsea are thought to prefer a loan deal to replace Ben Chilwell, who is out for the rest of the season and attempts have been made to bring Emerson Palmieri back from his loan at Lyon, but to no avail.
Chelsea will be facing crunch talks over the next six months with three of their key players out of contract in the summer – Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen have all been the subject of interest from Europe’s major clubs.
Christensen will reportedly be approached by both Barcelona and Bayern Munich before the end of the season but the Chelsea star is wary of any talk ‘disrespecting’ his current employers.
The 25-year-old currently has no plans to leave Stamford Bridge according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, news which will be music to the ears of all Chelsea fans.
With Real Madrid’s interest in Rudiger also reportedly cooling and no move on the horizon for Azpiliceuta, fans of the Blues will be optimistic ahead of the end of the season.
