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Chelsea have earmarked Andrey Santos for a squad place in 25/26, although he does have high profile suitors across Europe.

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Napoli are preparing their official bid to Chelsea for Cesare Casadei.

It will be for permanent transfer with #CFC also requesting for sell-on clause as they did with Feyenoord, Torino and two English clubs.

Antonio Conte, keen on bringing Casadei back to Italy.

Chelsea are expecting a flurry of outgoings in mid-January, and it could pave the way for a couple of incomings as well. Chelsea entered January expecting a reasonably quiet window, but if the right opportunities present themselves, a few incomings are possible.

Chelsea continue to support Mykhailo Mudryk, but a lengthy suspension may force them to consider a new left-sided wide player in 2025. Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens and Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams are both still being tracked.

Chelsea hold a concrete interest in re-signing Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi. There are no plans to pay the £70m his current employers wanted from Newcastle United over the summer. The west Londoners´ valuation is understood to be south of £50m.

Despite unwavering faith in Nicolas Jackson, another forward could arrive. This will be more urgent if Christopher Nkunku asks to leave. Chelsea remain extremely keen on Liam Delap. Ipswich reluctant to sell in Jan, but Chelsea are serious and Delap is open to it.

- Ben Jacobs