Your Chelsea morning digest on Monday, December 19.
Moukoko race
Liverpool and Tottenham have joined the race to sign German youngster Youssoufa Moukoko.
Journalist Ben Jacobs has claimed that both Premier League sides are big admirers of the Borussia Dortmund wonderkid, despite Chelsea leading the race to sign the 18-year-old.
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Training boost
Graham Potter has welcomed Mason Mount, Conor Gallagher, Raheem Sterling and Thiago Silva back to Chelsea training in the build-up to the Blues' Premier League return against Bournemouth. The group are the latest players to return from the World Cup having being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the tournament against France and Croatia respectively.
Potter's side have a behind closed doors friendly against Brentford planned next week and it's possible the aforementioned players could feature.
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Gvardiol alternative
Chelsea could make a January transfer move for Ecuador star Piero Hincapie The 20-year-old could be a much cheaper alternative to Josko Gvardiol, who has impressed for Croatia at the World Cup.
With Gvardiol on the market for around £77million, Chelsea may have turned their attention to Hincapie and have sent scouts to watch the Ecuador defender in action, in an attempt to beat the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham to his signature this January.
Read more here.
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