Chelsea 'are considering a move for PSV Eindhoven's England Under-21 winger Noni Madueke' as manager Graham Potter tries to turn their season around.
The Blues have won just two of their last nine matches and were humiliated 4-0 by Manchester City in the FA Cup third round on Sunday, piling the pressure on Potter.
But the former Brighton manager will be given time to save Chelsea's season and is being backed in the January transfer market.
They have reached a verbal agreement with Atletico Madrid for the £9million loan signing of Portugal star Joao Felix, beating Manchester United and Arsenal to his signature.
The Stamford Bridge club have also secured the signings of Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile for £35m, Molde striker David Datro Fofana for £8m and Vasco da Gama midfielder Andrey Santos for £18m.
Now, according to The Times, they are considering a move for 20-year-old Madueke.
Born in Barnet, north London, Madueke spent times in the academies at Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur before moving to Dutch club PSV in June 2018.
He has since played 78 times for their first-team, scoring 19 goals and this has earned him international recognition with four caps for England's Under-21s.
Madueke is contracted to PSV until 2025, meaning they could demand a far higher price than his market estimate of around £13m.
He has also reportedly attracted the interest of AC Milan after scoring twice against them in a mid-season friendly last month.
It comes as Chelsea have reportedly stepped up talks to sign the France forward Marcus Thuram, 25, from Borussia Monchengladbach.
Potter will hope an infusion of young talent into his squad will improve their fortunes and ease the pressure on his shoulders, with a section of Chelsea fans singing the name of his predecessor Thomas Tuchel at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The Blues return to action in the Premier League when they play at Fulham on Thursday night.
Yembiklost
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hi I have been looking its highligh. he is soo good this club plz officials do the possible to have thus madueke
chrisnie
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Man united has been on a worst spell than Chelsea, injuries are what is affecting this team you know you don't have a better squade than chelsea.man zebra united.lol....
and they were not in 10th position
holaray
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Chelsea wanted to sign all players they see on the road … Aboukar is available
dennis360
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They used to called man UTD doing panic buys. at least utd target known names. Chelsea here is signing players I have not heard before...
this player would be a good signing for them
Kkrexuke
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They used to called man UTD doing panic buys. at least utd target known names. Chelsea here is signing players I have not heard before...
fourthorty430
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It's not our money like some guys use to say... Let them sign every available player both good, bad and worse.. na dem sabi
Jecaens
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we need Enzo because our midfield is weak even Haaland can't perform with those midfielders we have
up blues 😂😂😂😂
Yecanoyz
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we need Enzo because our midfield is weak even Haaland can't perform with those midfielders we have
yes bro that's our weakness but I wonder why the coach can't see it, look how many assists do our midfielders have
Real_HEAVEN1
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another masuaku
Ineznik
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Chelsea should sign the transfer window 🪟
Echee27
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we need Enzo because our midfield is weak even Haaland can't perform with those midfielders we have
bro you're right, I have been saying it, Chelsea midfielders are weak, no striker that can perform with that midfielders, and that's why work too much on defenders because no one to move the ball forward to the strikers
DesBabyJane
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Ha… chelsea is buying the whole world playersssse
Yecanoyz
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we need Enzo because our midfield is weak even Haaland can't perform with those midfielders we have
Huubcnsuz
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Chelsea keeps signing but there losing record is unmatched 🤣😂😂😂
Man united has been on a worst spell than Chelsea, injuries are what is affecting this team you know you don't have a better squade than chelsea.man zebra united.lol....
Cabacdeilr
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Chelsea is sign every player available
Tehklmntu
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Chelsea keeps signing but there losing record is unmatched 🤣😂😂😂