Here is your Chelsea morning digest on Sunday, January 1.
Chelsea lead race for Bellingham alternative
Chelsea's main midfield targets for the summer window are Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice are with the English duo looking likely to leave Borussia Dortmund and West Ham in the summer.
Todd Boehly looks close to securing a January switch for Enzo Fernandez which would then see attention turn to who Chelsea could sign in the summer, and a new report suggests Chelsea are in the lead for a potential Bellingham alternative.
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Benfica deliver Fernandez update
Benfica manager Roger Schmidt has admitted he is unsure whether or not Enzo Fernandez has played his last match for the club amid talk of a big-money transfer to Chelsea.
The Portuguese side returned to action on Friday evening against Braga but were comfortably beaten 3-0 with Fernandez subbed off around the 90-minute mark and following the defeat, Schmidt offered a sombre update on the immediate future of Fernandez
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Dumfries interest reignited
Chelsea look set to ramp up their interest in Inter star Denzel Dumfries after Reece James fell victim to another knee issue in his first match back from a long-term injury.
After a stellar World Cup, Josip Juranovic had been linked with a move before those claims were rubbished by Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou.
Meanwhile, Dumfries, who was also heavily linked when James first suffered an injury, looks set to be Chelsea's primary January target to replace James.
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