Chelsea to offer Aston Villa THREE stars to ‘unlock’ sensational signing

The Blues paid £35million to sign the defender from Ligue 1 outfit Monaco in January 2023, but the Frenchman has struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular under Maresca

Enzo Maresca is well stocked for defenders, even though their backline has looked shaky this season, and one player may be a casualty in the January transfer window

Chelsea are desperate to move along several big-name stars before the transfer window closes with one £72.1m man awaiting a possible switch to Real Madrid, TEAMtalk can reveal

Two Chelsea transfers will be officially announced over the next 24 hours, while the Blues are in line to collect £30m from a striker sale pending a conditional obligation to buy and another two stars worth £73m have been transfer-listed

Exclusive: Chelsea are considering a surprise swoop for a transfer listed Liverpool star as Enzo Maresca aims to get two unwanted defenders off the books before deadline day

A Chelsea hero has urged new Blues boss Enzo Maresca to brutally drop two players and land a pair of 'world-class' talents

Enzo Maresca is looking to sell four players worth a combined £145m this summer as he attempts to overhaul the Chelsea squad, according to reports

Chelsea are yet to make a final decision on the future of Benoit Badiashile as the Frenchman continues to garner interest from AC Milan

The big-money addition has never really found form in the Premier League and has started just six Premier League matches this season, due to the fact Pochettino doesn't trust him

Chelsea have experienced a troublesome few years and it probably won’t come as much of a surprise to learn that a large bulk of their squad has lost a significant amount of market value.

A 2023 Chelsea signing could end his Stamford Bridge spell early, as he has reportedly emerged as a 'priority' target for a European club

AC Milan have seen a bid for Chelsea centre-back Benoit Badiashile turned down, and reports claim a different Blues defender is the one who'll make way at season's end

Chelsea are already considering parting ways with a Todd Boehly signing, according to a report, despite him only arriving at the club recently

Not only are the Serie A side interested in loaning in a recent Chelsea signing, but they are also exploring a deal for one of his clubmates who might be easier to sign

The Serie A side are pursuing another deal with Chelsea after taking Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic in the summer, but their latest target is just one name on a three-man shortlist

A pre-agreed Chelsea transfer has fallen through, and a current Blues star who arrived in January has inadvertently played a part in derailing the move

Liverpool are interested in more than one Chelsea player as they hoped to sign one of Mason Mount's team-mates in January, according to a report

Merson's dig at a Chelsea player who's shown "nothing" will worry Liverpool as much as Chelsea, while the pundit reckons only two of Boehly's January signings actually improve the eleven

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has been criticised for leaving his best January arrival out of their Champions League squad, while club chiefs have been blasted for the 'mess' they've created

Benoit Badiashile was not Chelsea's first-choice defensive signing, TEAMtalk has been told, while a lot of work is going into a second prospective move

The central defender, who has signed for a reported fee of around £35million, has been a regular in Ligue 1 for the past five seasons but now moves to England

Tottenham are mulling a move for a central defender Chelsea recently overlooked, while a Sky Sports reporter has added weight to the claims a Barcelona forward could move to north London

A medical is all that remains after Chelsea reached agreements over both the transfer fee and personal terms with the Ligue 1 ace, and his arrival could spell trouble for an unfancied summer recruit

Personal terms are "in place" and the defender "wants" to join Chelsea - Fabrizio Romano thinks he could be saying "here we go" very soon

All three teams are looking for defensive reinforcements in January and the 21-year-old centre-back could represent an excellent investment for the future

Graham Potter is unconvinced by Chelsea's newest centre-back Kalibou Koulibaly and is already looking to sign a 21-year-old replacement from Ligue 1

A second source has talked up the possibility of an experienced player leaving Chelsea, as he 'doesn't convince' Graham Potter

There is one specific type of player Chelsea want to recruit in 2023 - and they could have three or four ways of doing so

Manchester United and Chelsea have fresh eyes on a rising France star, while a former Liverpool man rejects a move to Everton - all the latest Euro Paper Talk

Juventus are willing to do a swap deal with Liverpool for Adrien Rabiot but only if one Reds star heads in the opposite direction, while Man Utd are chasing a centre-back.

Man Utd have seen one huge bid accepted and want a Monaco man in next, Barca may turn to Chelsea with Raphinha hopes fading, while Arsenal are nearing a PSV star

The young defender seems in demand and has made it clear where he would love to play in the future.

Eddie Howe missed out on a number of top targets in the January window but is hoping to have more luck in the summer

As part of their search for defensive reinforcements the Red Devils are revisiting a familiar face with a bidding war on the cards

The Magpies and the Hammers have been in touch with Monaco and the player's entourage and 'could make an offer' soon.

He has three suitors in the Premier League, but West Ham appear to be the ones with the greatest need and are making their moves

Wolves have made contact with Monaco over a potential transfer for a former Man Utd target, though a deal could be done in the summer

Antonio Conte is looking to beat Juventus to the signing of a towering French centre-back, claims a report.

The defender appears delighted with his choice to stay at Monaco in the wake of a big-money transfer approach from Solskjaer's side

The French club previously rejected a sizeable bid from the Red Devils for the 19-year-old and are determined to keep him.

United have seen their opening gambit fall short - but have been told a deal is not out the question if their interest is serious.

United's reported plans to offload up to three defenders this summer has seen them strongly linked with a move for a Monaco centre-half.

Chelsea will aim to strike a deal for a France under-19 international upon the completion of their transfer ban, claims a report.

Manchester United have lined up a Monaco defender in case they are unable to sign Harry Maguire, according to reports in France

Manchester United and Manchester City are reportedly battling a number of clubs to sign a Monaco starlet