Chelsea have signed the midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu from Rennes for €27m (£23.2m) and are deciding whether to explore an offer to take Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus as part of a swap deal involving Romelu Lukaku.
Juventus are keen on Lukaku but are insisting Chelsea take Vlahovic, a Serbia striker, in return and pay about €40m. Chelsea rejected chances earlier in the window to sign Vlahovic and are considering whether to adjust their stance as they try to find a way to offload Lukaku after his loan at Internazionale. Lukaku has the option of a move to Saudi Arabia but wants to stay in Europe.
Chelsea’s priority target is the Brighton midfielder Moisés Caicedo – they are also in talks with Brighton regarding…