Chelsea are set to beat other Premier League clubs to the loan signing of Facundo Buonanotte from Brighton.
Chelsea are in talks over a loan deal for the 20-year-old that does not include an option or an obligation to buy.
The Blues are considered frontrunners for his signature despite interest from other Premier League clubs, including Leeds.
Brighton have insisted that they only want to loan the Argentina international to a club in England.
Sky Germany reported earlier in the window that Borussia Dortmund had made a loan offer for the player.
Buonanotte would be the latest Brighton player - or member of staff - to make the move to Chelsea since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital's takeover at Stamford Bridge in 2022.
Buonanotte would be reunited with former Seagulls team-mates Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea's pursuit of Buonanotte follows an attempt to sign Julio Enciso by Chelsea's sister club Strasbourg, although that move appears to have stalled to an injury to the Paraguay international.
Buonanotte has scored five goals in 50 games for Brighton since his arrival from Rosario Central in 2023. He spent last season on loan at Leicester, where he scored six goals in 35 appearances.
He can play on the right flank or at No 10 and would become Chelsea's ninth signing of the summer transfer window.
Fuzcinpz
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Another foolish plastic fan
mbepreciousezie
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You all keep giving negative comments... Chelsea is only looking for a back up player for c palmer for better wage rate so as to keep away the FFPR and yes feminine is good but costly for a back up player let's all appreciate the good work Chelsea are doing to keep the smile running on our faces
NanbalRaphael
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Buonanotte nah baller...... Sign him and loan him to Strasbourg.
Cehainrsty
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u. can't sign fermine lopez. or morgan Rogers useless boards what is this player? even George is better than this shameless
SirOkolugbo1
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Chelsea club we are going to report u to Carragher because u are losing focus now, where is he going to play. (5 goals in 50 games does it make any sense to loan Jackson out and get this kid on loan.
Jackson requested he wants to move ,the club didn't intend selling or sending him anywhere
Puoablstu
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Chelsea hmmm 🤔🙀
Iffy106
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Chelsea will soon sign pregnant woman with her unborn children
westloord
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I don't see any point in signing this guy. He'll only warm the bench
Go and watch his game play you clearly doesn’t know him
Kacabcdkln
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sign and loan to Strasbourg
yehdelmnos
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for what reason??
Mapacmnouy
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Chelsea win by buying off smaller teams and sending them to relegation
Coyblopt
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I don't see any point in signing this guy. He'll only warm the bench
KejamDerhaka
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Chelsea...U keep on buying gd players fr other clubs where that particular clubs keep on losing and into relegation zone....Might as well you buy the 'Bomb Squat" players fr MUFC and loan them to other clubs🖕👍🙏🤝💪💪💪
kisbdlrsty
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Chelsea with 150 players you can only field 11 at a time.
pozcdlnpr
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nooooooooooooo
MaddyKotagiri
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I wonder this could be purely a business or marketing deal considering the strong bond between the clubs!! This guy would never get into the Chelsea lineup even for cup games!!
Zoeceinoru
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useless board members, you couldn't buy us xavi Simons
ChiemezieJudah
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Sign him for what
Wupaclnotz
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useless board members, George even better than this guy..Chelsea isn't supermarket stop buying and selling here because we're bigger than this kind of players to come on loan and we're letting Jackson who's attacking minded and George himself.
pezcelruz
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we are feed up with your nonsense, you want to loan out Jackson who is proved and again get a kid on loan who has 5 goal on his account in 50 games
Cewceiknz
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continue 😭😭😭
Hikcdeiot
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Chelsea they have more than 50 players
Hikcdeiot
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To do what for sure
pezcelruz
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Chelsea club we are going to report u to Carragher because u are losing focus now, where is he going to play. (5 goals in 50 games does it make any sense to loan Jackson out and get this kid on loan.
suhiknortu
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very soon Chelsea will buy Brighton
akpchoichinho001
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good understudy to palmer though ... welcome to chelsea in advance
Zuzbilopy
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Chelsea is getting rediculous.
Enochsei
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what happened to Chelsea academy players, everything sign sign, can't we take players from academy also, this player you want to sign now we have good players in our academy that are far better then him,what is this
tell us who you think is better than him in the acade
Ronimoprsz
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what happened to Chelsea academy players, everything sign sign, can't we take players from academy also, this player you want to sign now we have good players in our academy that are far better then him,what is this
DePromoter1
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Please focus on Fermin not this guy.
wesdklos
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One day Chelsea will ast to buy Brighton President, stadium and fans
kopigao
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No again
Fewabiklty
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this one
Likcdety
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every season they buy 11 players
Naokmptuz
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it seems Femine Lopez is not joining Chelsea
He doesn't need to come to Chelsea....that money being asked is too much
Jaaadlmorz
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it seems the price is too higher than expected.
INSPIROGUY22
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Chelsea are the real business partners of Brighton Fc🤣🤣🤣
Lobbdkmnuy
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it seems Femine Lopez is not joining Chelsea
okpalaoha
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I like this guy...but do we need him?