Chelsea Transfer News Today: Palmer WANTS Mainoo, Conte BIDS for Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall FOR SALE

Chelsea‘s January window will focus primarily on outgoings, and it could be a busier month than initially anticipated.

While the Blues could look to add defensive cover following injuries to Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile, the club’s main interest is in shedding dead weight.

While Chelsea were initially keen to avoid a winter exodus, an increasing number of players are now getting linked with transfers and it is shaping up to be a big window.

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Mainoo latest

On the incoming front, a bombshell story was produced on Tuesday when the Daily Mail claimed that Chelsea are leading the race for Man Utd wonderkid Kobbie Mainoo.

This came after The Athletic’s transfer insider David Ornstein revealed that the homegrown midfielder was no longer considered untouchable due to the Red Devils’ need to raise funds and generate pure profit.

No transfer is imminent and Man Utd would ideally like to keep Mainoo, but contract talks have so far proved difficult with the 19-year-old. A move to Stamford Bridge appears unlikely at this stage.

But this transfer rumour has evidently already found its way inside the Chelsea dressing room with Cole Palmer taking to Instagram to ‘like’ a post reporting on the Blues’ supposed interest along with a picture of Mainoo in a Chelsea kit.

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Conte bids for youngster

Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is determined to bring Cesare Casadei back to Italy, according to Fabrizio Romano. Napoli are set to bid for the 21-year-old imminently after Chelsea rejected an offer from Torino.

Casadei is determined to leave this month and a return to Italy is the most likely outcome, with seemingly half of Serie A linked with the midfielder.

Napoli’s bid will be for a permanent move, while Chelsea are trying to negotiate a sell-on percentage. Romano states that offers have also come in from Feyenoord and two English clubs.

Dewsbury-Hall officially on the market

Romano also reports that Chelsea have officially put summer signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall on the market. He claims that the player was informed of this decision in December.

However, after spending a sizeable €35.4 million on him, Chelsea want to secure an adequate fee and will not force the 26-year-old out, at least as things stand.

Romano has hinted on his YouTube channel that Chelsea could also be open to a loan move for the former Leicester man.

Veiga attracting Premier League attention

Chelsea defender Renato Veiga is attracting Premier League attention, specifically from Wolves and Bournemouth, according to the Daily Mail. The Portugal international’s future has been thrown into doubt in recent days.

Last week, Romano revealed that Napoli had taken an interest in the Chelsea summer signing and that they could bid for him, while Italian media later asserted that Juventus are also interested.

So far, coach Enzo Maresca has insisted that Veiga is a crucial part of his project despite recently omitting him from the matchday squad against Fulham supposedly due to poor training performances.

Dortmund eye Chukwuemeka

Borussia Dortmund have become the latest club to discuss the potential signing of Carney Chukwuemeka, according to Sky Germany. The midfielder is all but guaranteed to leave Chelsea this month and the Bundesliga side are interested.

However, the fact that Chelsea insist on his €48 million release clause being paid could prove an issue, which means that Dortmund will likely only pursue a loan move.

Chukwuemeka has been linked with the likes of AC Milan, West Ham and his former club Aston Villa in recent days.

PSG not keen on Nkunku

Despite persistent links in recent days, PSG are not interested in re-signing academy graduate Christopher Nkunku, according to Romano. The French giants are looking at different options.

Nevertheless, Nkunku could still depart Stamford Bridge this month should he or his agent formally hand in a transfer request. Romano claims that ‘top clubs’ are attentive to his situation.