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Jake Stokes

Chelsea dealt Reece James transfer plan curveball as £26m target 'storms out of Bayern training'

Chelsea target Benjamin Pavard appears unhappy at Bayern Munich amid Graham Potter's mission to sign a backup to Reece James. The Blues are said to be in the market for a right-back ahead of the January transfer window amid the 22-year-old defender's absence.

Earlier this month, James suffered a knee injury in Chelsea's 2-0 win over AC Milan and is set to be out for eight weeks. The west Londoners have been without one of their key players in the final fixtures leading up to the World Cup.

After failing to sign deputy to James in the summer, Todd Boehly has been left to rue the decision with just Cesar Azpilicueta, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Raheem Sterling as Chelsea's only viable senior options to cover the right wing-back position. Pavard was heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge in the summer, so his current situation at the Bundesliga champions could play into the Blues' hands.

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