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Rafael Leao is yet to pay Sporting Lisbon the €16.5million he owes the club for terminating his contract in 2018, while Lille own a 15% resale clause. Add that to the fact that Jorge Mendes is his agent and #Chelsea would have to pay a huge amount of money. [Gazzetta dello Sport]
It’s a matter of days until Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be a Chelsea player. [El Chiringuito TV]
20 clubs across Europe are interested in signing Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi before the end of the transfer window. [Sky Sports]
Brendan Rodgers has said Chelsea target Wesley Fofana was left out of the latest Leicester matchday squad after not turning up for first-team training last week and has been working with the Under 23s as a result. [Daily Mail]
Chelsea are not working on a move for Harry Maguire and there have been no conversations between the parties. [Fabrizio Romano]
Manchester United are not currently competing with Arsenal for the transfer of Wolves winger Pedro Neto. [Fabrizio Romano]