Chelsea are eager to sign a right-back to deputise the injured Reece James in the January transfer window, according to reports. The 22-year-old defender suffered a knee injury in the Blues' 2-0 win over AC Milan earlier this month and is set to be out for eight weeks.
Graham Potter is now without one of the west Londoners' key players in the final fixtures leading up to the Qatar World Cup. After failing to sign Denzel Dumfries in the summer, Todd Boehly has been left to rue the decision with just Cesar Azpilicueta, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Raheem Sterling as Chelsea's only viable senior options to cover the right wing-back position.
Keen to finally sign an understudy to James, Dumfries remains a key target for the Blues ahead of January, according to 90min. During negotiations of Romelu Lukaku's return to Inter in the summer, Chelsea asked the Italian giants to include Dumfries as part of a permanent player-plus-cash swap deal, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
