Chelsea have asked to be kept informed on in-demand German defender Amos Pieper.
Southampton, Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund are all interested in the former Germany under-21 centre half who will become a free agent this summer. But Chelsea have also been alerted to his availability and are keeping tabs on various defensive options as they face the prospect of losing two key centre halves this summer with Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen both set to quit Stamford Bridge.
Real Madrid are set to sign Rudiger who has turned down a £230,000-a-week deal to stay at Chelsea while Barcelona are favourites to get Christensen who is also a free agent at the end of the season. Pieper, 24, is an attractive option for clubs because his contract expires at the end of the season, he is a former Borussia Dortmund youth academy graduate and he played for Germany at under-21 level and was also picked for his country’s Olympic squad.
