One Chelsea player could leave the club in January after struggling to find game time at Stamford Bridge this season.
At the moment, Chelsea do not have too many centre-forward options, with Nicolas Jackson being the only recognised striker in their first-team squad.
Christopher Nkunku can also play up front, but the 27-year-old is not a natural No.9.
Despite the above, Enzo Maresca has not been able to hand too many opportunities to Deivid Washington and Marc Guiu. In fact, the former has not played for the first team this season.
Deivid Washington of Chelsea during the Premier League International Cup match between Chelsea U21 and RSC Anderlecht U21 at Kingsmeadow on October...
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Deivid Washington open to Santos return
Chelsea signed Washington from Brazilian club Santos for around £17m last year.
However, since joining the Blues, the forward has only made three appearances for the first team, with all of them coming last term under Mauricio Pochettino.
It now looks like Chelsea could loan out Washington. According to Trivela, Chelsea are ready to sanction a loan move for Washington and the 19-year-old is open to returning to Santos.
Chelsea fans were impressed with Washington after his performance against Real Sociedad for the Blues’ U21 side.
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What are the other options for Deivid Washington?
Trivela’s report claims that another Brazilian team, Flamengo, could also be an option for Washington.
A move to another English club or Portugal has also not been ruled out, so it looks like the young Brazilian will have options.
From Chelsea’s point of view, it may be good for him to stay in the country and adapt to playing first-team football in one of the English leagues.
It would be good for his development and could help him to become a first-team Chelsea player in the future. Again, he has already made some senior appearances for the Blues, so it is not impossible.
However, with Maresca having so much quality in his squad, it is going to be difficult for Washington to become a regular starter at Stamford Bridge.
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