Chelsea scouts have been checking on Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie’s form in Qatar.
The Bayer Leverkusen youngster is regarded as one of the best central defensive prospects around. And such has been his form over the past 18 months that several big English clubs, including Arsenal and Tottenham, have been monitoring his progress.
Chelsea know Thiago Silva won’t go on for ever and left-sided central defender Hincapie is among those being looked at as Graham Potter and his technical team study alternatives. The 20-year-old has big potential and Bayer are bracing themselves for bids for the player even as early as January having failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League.
