Chelsea have been handed a huge setback in Todd Boehly's mission to sign a striker this month. The Blues have been heavily linked with a number of top players in the January transfer window as Graham Potter looks to bolster his frontline - one of whom, Marcus Thuram.
The 25-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League recently amid an increasingly uncertain future at Borussia Monchengladbach. He sees his contract with the Bundesliga outfit expire at the end of the season; as it stands, the France international is set to either be available for free in the summer or a cut-price fee before the January window slams shut.
Thuram's impressive displays for club and country have courted great interest in his signature, with Arsenal said to have closely monitored his progress. According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea are in talks to explore a deal that brings the Frenchman to Stamford Bridge this month.
