Chelsea are interested in signing Jordan Henderson from Brentford.
They are one of several big Premier League clubs looking to add his experience and quality to their ranks.
There is a realisation among those clubs that the 36-year-old has impressed at Brentford and with England since returning to the country from Ajax in 2025.
Brentford have been clear with Henderson since they signed him that they would not stand in his way if big clubs came in.
In that spirit, he could be allowed to leave on a free transfer, however that is not certain to be the case if multiple clubs come in. He has a year left on his Brentford deal.
Henderson has the character, leadership qualities and experience Chelsea are adding to their squad this summer.
Chelsea were keen on Granit Xhaka at Sunderland earlier this summer but a deal did not materialise.
Positive talks held for Welbeck
Chelsea have held positive initial talks with Brighton about a deal for Danny Welbeck.
With a year remaining on his contract, Brighton do not want to stand in the striker's way as long as they get a fair price for his sale.
Welbeck has continued to be a reliable goalscorer in the Premier League at 35 years old. Last season he scored 13 times, after scoring 10 in the previous campaign.
His potential arrival would be another example of Chelsea prioritising physically imposing players with Premier League experience this summer.
They have already signed Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for £117m - a record fee for a British player - and are close to bringing in Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix.
It would also place further doubt on the futures of strikers Nicolas Jackson, Liam Delap and Marc Guiu.
Chelsea have signed several players from Brighton in recent seasons including their main striker Joao Pedro, plus Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella and Robert Sanchez.
A number of Brighton staff members have also moved to Stamford Bridge over the past four years, including sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Sam Jewell.
Chelsea's key summer business so far
In
Morgan Rogers - Aston Villa, £117m
Geovany Quenda - Sporting, £43.5m
Marco Palestra - Atalanta, £43m
Denner - Corinthians, £8.7m
Dastan Satpaev - Kairat Almaty, £2.1m
Emmanuel Emegha - Strasbourg, undisclosed
Out
Marc Cucurella - Real Madrid, £51.8m
Andrey Santos - Man Utd, £50m
Tyrique George - Everton, £24m
Jimmy-Jay Morgan - West Brom, £4m
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For those saying negative things about Chelsea's intention to add very experienced players to the squad, you need to take it easy and do a proper assessment of the team for the past 3 seasons before castigating the Coach & Chelsea management. Lack of experienced players in the team has affected the team from Goalkeeping to defend, to midfield and attack. We need players who can speak to the young players and they will listen to them when the Coach is not in the position to speak or direct or guide them. Imagine how indiscipline the team was last seaon. When Silva was still around, the leadership helped. So the Henderson & Welbeck interest is not about how effective they would be in the matches but how they can help the younger players that full the Team