Chelsea have been told that young star Malo Gusto will remain at Lyon until the end of the season.
The Blues have already splashed out over £200million on transfers this month and are keen to continue their spending by bringing the 19-year-old to Stamford Bridge this month. The Stamford Bridge hierarchy see Gusto as the ideal right-sided alternative to Reece James, currently out injured.
Gusto currently has 18 months left on his contract at Parc OL but the France youth international has shown little inclination to put pen to paper on new terms. That had led the Blues to explore whether a deal could be done this month before the close of the transfer window - with a £17million offer already rejected.
