After the winter transfer window opened on January 1 2023, we round up Chelsea's done deals, plus the players linked with moves in and out of Stamford Bridge.
PSV coach Ruud van Nistelrooy has admitted the club are fighting a losing battle to keep Noni Madueke out of Chelsea's clutches, according to the Sunday Mirror.
The Blues have had an initial bid worth £30m rejected by the Dutch club and Van Nistelrooy has been urging PSV's director of football Marcel Brands to keep the England U21 international in Holland.
But Van Nistelrooy has revealed that he is already looking for a replacement for the 20-year-old winger - and Chelsea will get their man if they can get close to PSV's £40m valuation.
Van Nistelrooy said: "It is now a case of looking for a good replacement. It looks like we could lose another big player this winter transfer window.
"I know that they (Chelsea) want Madueke. I would rather not let him go, but I can't stop big clubs from showing such a massive interest in him."
Chelsea have signed winger Mykhailo Mudryk on an eight-and-a-half year contract from Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth £88.5m.
Mudryk previously indicated Premier League leaders Arsenal were his preferred destination in a series of social media posts. Arsenal remained in talks as recently as Friday but were prepared to walk away from the transfer if the deal was not right.
Chelsea successfully hijacked Arsenal's move for Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk - doubling the Gunners' wage offer in the process (The Sun, January 16).
Chelsea are expecting to make at least two more signings by the end of January (Daily Express, January 16)
Chelsea remain keen on Marcus Thuram from Borussia Monchengladbach, despite the Bundesliga side remaining convinced the forward will stay at the club in January, according to the Daily Mail.
The Blues contacted Thuram's representatives earlier in the window as they seek reinforcements to Graham Potter's attack.
Thuram is out of contract in the summer and could opt to leave as a free agent, with the 25-year-old attracting interest from a number of European clubs.
However, Gladbach boss Daniel Farke told Gladbach Live: "If we're talking about Marcus now, I don't think there are that many clubs that particularly appeal to him.
"You can never rule out anything in this business but I am very, very sure that he will play a very, very good second half of the season for us."
Who have Chelsea been linked with?
Declan Rice - Arsenal have made Rice their top target this summer and are growing in confidence that they can beat Chelsea to the England midfielder's signature (The Times, January 17); Chelsea are leading Manchester United and Manchester City in the race to sign their former academy prospect and now West Ham and England star Rice (The Sun, December 26).
Jude Bellingham - Borussia Dortmund want to keep Bellingham at the club and are hoping to offer him a new contract to make him one of their top earners, although they would struggle to turn down bids in excess of £133m (Daily Mail, January 17); Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool have reportedly received a boost in their bid to sign Bellingham (The Sun, January 16); Bellingham has reportedly been summoned to showdown talks with Dortmund chiefs as Europe's biggest clubs fight over him (The Sun, January 3).
Christopher Nkunku - RB Leipzig sporting director Max Eberl has now confirmed forward Nkunku will join free-spending Chelsea this summer (Evening Standard, January 17); Liverpool turned down the chance to sign France striker Nkunku last summer, according to reports, paving the way for him to join Chelsea (Daily Mail, January 5).
Yunus Musah - Chelsea, Inter Milan and Arsenal appear set to miss out on a January deal for Valencia midfielder Musah, who is unlikely to leave the Spanish club until the summer at the earliest (Mail on Sunday, January 15).
Marcus Thuram - Chelsea remain keen on Thuram from Borussia Monchengladbach, despite the Bundesliga side remaining convinced the forward will stay at the club in January (Daily Mail, January 14); Chelsea have reportedly opened talks with Gladbach over a transfer for striker Thuram (The Sun, January 8).
Noni Madueke - Madueke could be the next player to join Chelsea's new-look squad, with PSV already seeking a replacement for their £40m rated winger (Sunday Mirror, January 15); Chelsea are in talks with PSV over a potential deal for winger Madueke (Sky Sports, January 13).
Rafa Marin - Chelsea are considering a move for the highly-rated Real Madrid defender, who could be available for a knockdown price this summer (Daily Telegraph, January 13)
Moises Caicedo - Chelsea have shown interest in Brighton pair Moises Caicedo and Leandro Trossard as they weigh up their next moves (Daily Mail, January 16); Chelsea are lining up a move for Brighton's Caicedo after encountering frustration in attempts to bolster their midfield by signing Benfica's Enzo Fernandez (The Guardian, January 13)
Pedro Porro - Sporting Lisbon are maintaining that Pedro Porro will only be allowed to leave the Portuguese side if a club pays his €45m (£39.9m) release clause (The Athletic, January 13); Chelsea could hijack Tottenham's move for Sporting Lisbon star Porro, according to reports (The Sun, January 11).
Josko Gvardiol - Chelsea have been handed a major blow to their hopes of sealing the signing of Gvardiol after RB Leipzig reaffirmed their commitment to keeping him (Daily Mirror, January 10); Chelsea are still keen on Gvardiol transfer but face competition from Tottenham for £88m-rated defender (The Sun, January 7).
Dani Olmo - Chelsea have asked about Spain's RB Leipzig winger Dani Olmo. (Daily Mail, January 7).
Enzo Fernandez - Benfica have rejected Chelsea's opening bid of £112m over three instalments for Fernandez and have demanded £106m up front (Daily Mail, January 5); Chelsea are in talks to sign Fernandez but remain reluctant to meet the €120m (£105.8m) release clause in the midfielder's contract at Benfica (Daily Telegraph, January 4); Chelsea transfer target Fernandez returned to Benfica training on Tuesday morning after spending an unauthorised weekend in Argentina (The Sun, January 4).
Illan Meslier - Chelsea are the latest club to take an interest in signing Leeds United goalkeeper Meslier (Daily Mail, January 5).
Marquinhos - Chelsea have reportedly suffered a transfer blow with Marquinhos set to sign a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain (The Sun, January 5).
Weston McKennie - Chelsea and Manchester United have suffered a blow in their pursuit of McKennie after Juventus were reportedly contacted by Bournemouth (The Sun, January 4).
Rafael Leao - Chelsea have been dealt a blow after AC Milan made a huge contract offer to Rafael Leao, according to reports (The Sun, January 4).
Dusan Vlahovic - Arsenal are ready to battle Chelsea to sign striker Dusan Vlahovic next month (Sun on Sunday, January 1).
Alexis Mac Allister - Brighton are confident World Cup winner Mac Allister will still be their player at the end of January, amid interest from Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United (The Athletic, January 2); Chelsea have identified Brighton midfielder as an alternative to Fernandez if a deal for the Argentine proves too costly (Guardian, December 31).
Josip Juranovic - Chelsea are one of a number of clubs looking at Celtic right-back Juranovic, with Barcelona also interested (Sky Sports News, December 28).
Jonathan David - Manchester United and Chelsea have been handed a transfer boost after Lille boss Paulo Fonseca admitted it'll be tough to keep striker David (The Sun, December 29).
Jordan Pickford - Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham are all considering a move for Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, (Daily Mail, December 28)
The players linked with a Chelsea exit
Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus-Cheek & Hakim ZIyech - Newcastle are looking at the possibility of signing Chelsea midfielders Gallagher and Loftus-Cheek, as well as winger Ziyech this month (The Telegraph, January 17).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Barcelona are seeking legal clarity over a potential deal to re-sign striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang from Chelsea (Daily Telegraph, January 16); Aubameyang is attracting interest from Spain as the imminent arrival of Joao Felix provides an extra obstacle towards the Chelsea striker's chances of regular football (Daily Mail, January 11).
Conor Gallagher - Crystal Palace will make one final effort to tempt Chelsea midfielder Gallagher back to the club on a permanent deal this month (The Sun, January 16).
Graham Potter - Chelsea have no intention of axing manager Potter - despite their alarming run of form (The Sun, January 14); Mauricio Pochettino is waiting in the wings to become the new Chelsea boss if Potter is sacked and the Argentine would be willing to take over if the club called (The Sun, January 11); Chelsea's owners remain confident Potter will turn around the club's season and believe their crippling injury crisis is largely to blame for the run that has seen the team win just one of their last eight Premier League games and drop to 10th in the table (Daily Telegraph, January 7).
Jorginho - Chelsea are braced for the possibility of midfielder Jorginho leaving on a free transfer at the end of the season when his contract expires (Daily Telegraph, January 12); Chelsea midfielder Jorginho is reportedly set to leave the club for free at the end of the season (The Sun, January 12); Newcastle have made Chelsea midfielder Jorginho their "prime transfer target" (Daily Mail, December 28).
Edouard Mendy - The Chelsea goalkeeper has snubbed a new six-year contract at Stamford Bridge because he believes the club are not showing him enough "respect" over wages (The Sun, December 23).
Mason Mount - Juventus are reportedly plotting a sensational swoop for Mount as his Chelsea contract continues to tick down (Calciomercato, December 12).
What are the latest contract talks?
Jorginho - Jorginho has received the offer of a new contract at Chelsea, the player's agent has confirmed (Evening Standard, December 30).
N'Golo Kante - Kante is set to sign new Chelsea contract (The Times, January 7); Chelsea are growing optimistic that Kante will sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge and not leave in the summer when his current deal expires (The Times, December 30); Chelsea have made positive progress in talks over a new contract for Kante and there is now increasing confidence that the France international will commit his future to the club (The Athletic, December 29).
Confirmed Chelsea signings
Mykhailo Mudryk - Shakhtar Donetsk, £88.5m
Benoit Badiashile - Monaco, £35m
David Datro Fofana - Molde, undisclosed
Andrey Santos - Vasco da Gama, undisclosed
Joao Felix - Atletico Madrid, loan
Confirmed Chelsea departures
None.
Author: SkySports
Source: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12691/12766915/chelsea-transfer…
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