Chelsea fans are watching the World Cup in Qatar and keeping a keen eye on players that could sign for the Blues. Todd Boehly looks set to back Graham Potter in January after spending close to £300million over the summer.
The Blues need to reinforce a variety of key areas in Potter's squad if they are to secure a top four spot come the end of the season. Reece James' injury in October came as a huge blow for the Blues with the English defender being an influential player in how Chelsea perform in attack and defence.
James missed out on a spot in the England World Cup squad due to his knee injury which he sustained against AC Milan two months ago. Chelsea had signed Marc Cucurella, Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana to strengthen the defence, but failed to sign a capable back-up for James.
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Denzel Dumfries had been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge over the summer with reports suggesting he could have been used in a player swap deal for Romelu Lukaku, who returned to Inter on-loan earlier this year. football.london has taken a look at how Blues fans reacted to Dumfries two assists for the Netherlands against the USA, with many urging Boehly to sign the Dutch wing-back.
@cfckel tweeted: "Dumfries… okay. Chelsea get the cheque ready." @Kashimaw_o was also impressed with the 26-year-old's first half performance, posting: "Denzel Dumfries playing good football at RWB former Chelsea target *eyes emoji*."
@MilanEns1 tweeted: "Chelsea should sign Denzel Dumfries for €60m." CIES Football Observatory values Dumfries at €50million (£42million) and @cfc_positive_ posted: "If Chelsea sign James' backup then it's Dumfries. They are monitoring him for a long time."
@TOSOTC_CFC posted: "2 x assist for Dumfries! Chelsea time to do the needful for January transfer window!!" @9OHmar clearly agrees after tweeting: " WANT DENZEL DUMFRIES IN CHELSEA!!!!"
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