Chelsea are still working on completing up to nine deals before the summer transfer window closes this evening. The Blues have already signed six players so far this summer, but if Todd Boehly gets his wish, then that figure will be at least eight come 11pm.
football.london takes a look at nine deals Chelsea are still hoping to wrap up by the time 11pm rolls around.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marcos Alonso
Chelsea have agreed on a €7.5million (£6.5m) plus Marcos Alonso's deal to sign Aubameyang from Barcelona. football.london reported earlier about the 33-year-old being close to returning to the Premier League, and since then, a deal has been reached. Aubameyang will now fly over to England to complete the deal and undergo a medical in west London.
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Edson Alvarez
Chelsea submitted a £43m bid to Ajax last night for Alvarez. The move seemingly came out of nowhere, but football.london has since been told the Mexican midfielder is someone who has been tracked by the west London club for some time.
At the time of writing, there has been no definitive reply from the Dutch club to the bid from Chelsea. Negotiations between the two parties, as well as Alvarez with Chelsea, will continue throughout the day.
Ajax do not want to let Alvarez go with the transfer market in the Netherlands already closed. The Amsterdam-based club would not be able to go out and purchase a direct replacement for the Mexican midfielder, although they seem close to signing Florian Grillitsch on a free transfer – which is allowed despite the window being closed.
Ethan Ampadu
Ampadu, who spent last season on loan in Italy, has had plenty of interest from clubs abroad. The Wales international faces a big 2022 with the FIFA World Cup at the end of the year and wants first-team football.
With the arrival of Fofana, Ampadu does not appear to be part of Tuchel's immediate plans. Chelsea are open to loaning the Welshman out, and a deal could be completed at some point today – with Spezia said to be close.
Billy Gilmour
Brighton are interested in signing the Scotland international, but Chelsea do not want to sell the young midfielder. The Blues are, however, open to loaning him out once again with a number of midfielders above him in the pecking order.
Kenedy
It's clear Kenedy has no future at Chelsea, and the club are on the lookout for any potential suitors. With Chelsea being so ruthless and terminating Ross Barkley's contract recently, could we see another case of this with the Brazilian?
Hakim Ziyech
Ziyech wants to leave Chelsea before tonight's deadline. Ajax are really interested in re-signing the Moroccan after they sold Antony to Manchester United earlier in the week.
Michy Batshuayi
Similarly to the aforementioned Kenedy, Batshuayi has no future at Chelsea. The Belgian striker has less than 12 months remaining on his contract, and Chelsea will be hoping they can offload him before the deadline.
Dujon Sterling
Sterling is having a medical at Stoke City ahead of a season-long loan move to the Potters, football.london understands. The 22-year-old defender started the summer training with Chelsea's first team following his 2021/22 loan with Blackpool, but he was not involved in the group that travelled to the USA and soon suffered an injury in a friendly against Boreham Wood.
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