Chelsea have locked horns with Manchester United for the signing of Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, according to reports. The Blues are said to be in the market for an understudy to Reece James following the defender's injury earlier this month.
The 22-year-old suffered a knee injury in the west Londoners' 2-0 win over AC Milan and is set to be out for eight weeks. Graham Potter is now without one of his key players in the final fixtures leading up to the World Cup.
After failing to sign a deputising right-back 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 who can provide varying elements of cover. So, keen to sign a backup to James, reports suggest that the Blues could hijack United's plan to sign Frimpong.
