Chelsea have been given a boost in their attempts to sign players in January. Jude Bellingham, Rafael Leao, Josko Gvardiol and Enzo Fernandez are all targets heading into 2023 and one of the key players at the world football table has stepped away.
Real Madrid always tend to dominate the room when it comes to buying players. The era of Galacticos may be over in all but name, but Los Blancos still make their fair share of big moves. Over the past two years they have brought in Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga to energise their ageing midfield.
The plan has been to eventually end up with Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland too, a dangerous future of European football to avoid. For Chelsea. though, there is an immediate benefit to the club's latest actions.
