The January sales are in full swing and developments on the Chelsea transfer front have taken an interesting turn in the last 24 hours.
Chelsea looked to be closing in on the signing of Alex Teixeira but a new contender for his signature has emerged with the news the Jurgen Klopp now wants the Samba star.
The Blues know all about how late bids can have a huge impact following their hijacking of Tottenham’s deal to snap up Willian.
Willian has gone on to become a key player, arguably Chelsea’s best this term, and Guus Hiddink won’t want to see Teixeira flourish with the Reds in similar fashion.
Chelsea have been linked to a number of players from across Europe again today, so here's our collection of the best gossip.
Liverpool have had a £25m bid for Chelsea target Alex Teixeira rejected. (Mirror)
Blues defender Papy Djilobodji has gone on loan to Werder Bremen for the rest of the season. (Express)
Young striker Alex Kiwomya has been loaned to Fleetwood Town for a month. (Express)
The champions have agreed terms with Alexandre Pato, who is set to sign a three-year contract worth £35,000-a-week. (Express)
Ezequiel Lavezzi will not be coming to Stamford Bridge this month, as the winger favours a move to Serie A side Napoli. (ESPN)
Guus Hiddink has offered Leicester City Christian Atsu plus £15m in return for in-form midfielder Riyad Mahrez. (the4thofficial)
Napoli are hoping to make Chelsea youngster Nathan Chalobah's loan deal permanent in January. (Gazetta dello Sport)
The Blues are set to be beaten to the signing of Edinson Cavani, who is extremely keen on a move to Old Trafford. (ESPN)
Roman Abramovich has set aside £50m to secure the signing of Everton youngster John Stones this month. (TalkSport)
Chelsea are said to be in pole position to sign Real Madrid defender Nacho, despite Roma submitting an offer last week. (Sun)
Are Chelsea making a mistake by going for Pato?
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