Bayern Munich are keen to sign Trevoh Chalobah on loan with Chelsea willing to let defender go in January as they look to raise funds to comply with FFP rules
- Bayern Munich are keen to sign Trevoh Chalobah on loan this month
- Chelsea could also loan out Ian Maatsen to Borussia Dortmund
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Bayern Munich have revived their interest in Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.
The 24-year-old is recovering from a hamstring injury but is expected to be fit by the end of the month.
Chelsea are willing to sell as they look to raise funds for a left-back and striker, particularly as Chalobah is homegrown and would be classed as pure profit.
However, Bayern would prefer an initial loan.
Chalobah has made 63 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea since returning to Stamford Bridge in the summer following loan spells at Ipswich Town and Huddersfield in the Championship and at Lorient in Ligue 1.
Bayern Munich have revived their interest in Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah
Mauricio Pochettino is willing to let some of his fringe players go in January as Chelsea seek to balance the books to comply with Financial Fairplay regulations
Chelsea are also waiting on Borussia Dortmund to improve their offer for Ian Maatsen who wants to link up with Manchester United's Jadon Sancho at the Bundesliga club.
Talks were ongoing on Wednesday over a six month loan with Dortmund chief executive Sebastian Kehl offering around £3million towards the deal for the 23-year-old.
Sancho has been exiled from the first-team squad and training alone since October after his public fall-out with Erik ten Hag.
He was a fan favourite in his previous stint at Dortmund from 2017 to 2021, scoring 50 goals in 137 games and winning the German Cup and Super Cup.
Since his £73m switch to Old Trafford in 2021 he has not had the same impact and Ten Hag questioned his training performances when he dropped him earlier this season.
Maatsen, meanwhile, rejected a permanent switch to Burnley in the summer, after helping the Clarets win promotion to the Premier League last season. The Dutchman played 39 games for Burnley in the Championship, scoring four goals and setting up a further six.
Meanwhile, Huddersfield Town have confirmed the signing of Alex Matos on loan from Chelsea.
The Blues are back in action on Saturday evening, when they host Preston in the FA Cup third round, before travelling to Middlesbrough for the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday.
