Chelsea have reportedly been given a clearer run at Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele, who is out of contract in the summer.
The former Borussia Dortmund winger is yet to agree new terms with the Spanish giants and is set to leave on a free transfer at the end of month. This has alerted a number of teams to his services, including Chelsea, who have a long-standing interest in the French star.
Thomas Tuchel worked with Dembele at Dortmund and has spoken in the past about a potential reunion at Stamford Bridge, saying: “Dembele’s talent was innate. Very, very unusual. We had a lot of top players on the team but Osmane was one of the craziest talents I saw. He is a very good player when he is in his top level. I am very fortunate to have trained him in my time at Dortmund. It was only one year; it should have been longer.”
