Chelsea have the power to sway players and it's helped them in the last couple of weeks of the transfer window, including on deadline day. The Blues managed to turn Wesley Fofana's head earlier than Leicester had originally planned to entertain bids for him, Marc Cucurella moved from Brighton after just one-year on the south-coast and now the latest move is being elevated forward as well.
With just one day of the window to go, football.london understands that Edson Alvarez was the subject of a £43m bid from Chelsea and it wasn't as rogue as previously thought. Chelsea had been tracking the player throughout the window and injuries throughout the squad only emphasised the late need to bring in a new player for Tuchel's midfield.
Although the window in the Netherlands is now shut, closing one day before England, Ajax have moved quickly to bring in a new defensive midfielder, and that has only accelerated in importance after Alvarez refused to train with his club on deadline day.
