Chelsea may have moved a step closer to securing a long-term transfer target, despite the player in question having only signed a new contract at their current club over the summer.
Having already spent more than £250million in the summer window, Todd Boehly has made his intentions clear as day, there's no bluffing, he's here to be serious. Now consider the number of players Chelsea weren't able to sign that they happily would have added in the window.
Jude Bellingham was scouted out as an outside chance of luring him to SW6 one summer early to avoid a mass bidding war, Edson Alvarez was subject to a £40million offer late in the window, Anthony Gordon was sought after and £40million was laid down for him, further reports indicate that initial offers were made with Raphael Leao too.
