Chelsea have received a formal loan proposal from Borussia Dortmund for left-back Ian Maatsen but have still to agree the terms.
Chelsea turned down £31.5m from Burnley in the summer and his opportunities under Mauricio Pochettino have been limited this season.
Chelsea have been looking to raise funds by selling him but may now accept a loan with obligation to buy.
Maatsen rejected a permanent switch to Burnley in the summer, after helping the Clarets win promotion to the Premier League while on loan last season.
The Dutchman played 39 games for Burnley in the Championship, scoring four goals and setting up a further six.
Maatsen previously had loan spells at Charlton and Coventry.
So far this season Maatsen has made 15 appearances for Chelsea across all competitions but he has started just once in the Premier League.
The prospect joined Chelsea from PSV's academy in 2018 having previously spent time in the youth setups at Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam.
Maatsen's current Chelsea contract is due to expire at the end of next season.
saedisyz
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Selling Maatsen will just show how stupid and foolish the new owners are
saedisyz
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He's not supposed to be sold. Kindly extend his contract and loan him, bcoz he's our future player. Don't dare selling him please 🙏
kubblrtz
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...IF CHALSEA MAKE THE MISTAKE OF SENDING MAATSEN TO DURTMOND, CHALSEA WILL BUY HIM LATER FOR 100 MILLION, I AM SURE ABOUT THAT. DORTMUND ARE VERY WISE AND SMART.
show2
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Why they play Levi (out of position) I've him is a mystery
You can't blame the coach for playing levi as left back. we don't have anyone to play the LB Ian can't play as full LB if u watch Chelsea Preseason u will understand better. This guy like attacking and don't defend. If we play him as LB he will be the weak leak in the defense Levi only covering for Chilwell to come back
kubblrtz
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I AM SURE SOME PLAYERS AGENT ARE INFLUENCING THE DECISION OF COACHES. ESPECIALLY WHAT'S GOING ON AT MY CLUB CHALSEA. HOW CAN PLAYERS LIKE MAATSEN AND GUSTO BE ON BENCH WHILE SLOW CONWELL AND CLUELESS DESASI BE IN STARTING LINE UP ? THIS MAATSEN IS SMARTER THAN THOSE LAZY GUYS WHO GET CHANCE.
JeffersonDOG00
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Dortmund is smart that they identify Youngsters other clubs can't seeand will sell them at a higher price than they spent.
sondiksu
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That's not bad, I think this guy can perform at Dortmund
Soccdiprz
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loan offer for someone whose contract expires in summer. this is a wiseplan for Dortmund but hard for Chelsea
Luzeilpuyz
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Gallagher 60M and Maatsen 30M be sold because they overspent on flops
Dehbdkny
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A team offers 31million dollars if they are not ready to pay they should back off
MaddyKotagiri
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Send Maatsen on loan for this season, meanwhile sell Cucurella and bring back Maatsen for next season!! Hopefully 🤞🏼
Niubituz
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big mistake why not cucu that young man is better than cucu, you will regret
Luzeilpuyz
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Mark my words he be sold for 80M in near future
Why they play Levi (out of position) I've him is a mystery
Luzeilpuyz
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Mark my words he be sold for 80M in near future