Chelsea are set to reignite their interest in Ajax star Edson Alvarez after the Blues had a £40million bid rejected in the summer transfer window.
Chelsea signed Denis Zakaria from Juventus on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy next summer but remain interested in the Mexico international. The west London outfit were keen to add midfield reinforcements to Thomas Tuchel's squad following injuries to N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic, with Alvarez being identified as their main target.
Following Tuchel's sacking and Graham Potter's appointment, it was unclear whether the club would look at alternative targets in the January transfer window with midfield options running thin in a busy season. Recent reports have suggested that despite Tuchel's exit, Chelsea remain keen to enter negotiations with the Eredivisie champions for the 24-year-old.
