Moises Caicedo’s second-half goal earned Chelsea an important, if unconvincing, 1-0 victory over Cypriot side Pafos in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
New head coach Liam Rosenior was taking charge of his side in a fourth different competition in what was just his fourth game since succeeding Enzo Maresca earlier this month, and the Englishman named a strong side at Stamford Bridge.
Despite the likes of Enzo Fernandez and Alejandro Garnacho starting the game, the Blues were unable to find the back of the net, with the former having an effort ruled out.
It wasn’t until late in the second half that the hosts broke the deadlock, with Caicedo powering a header into the back of the net from close range.
The result leaves the Blues eighth in the Champions League table, although only victory over Napoli in the last group phase game will ensure automatic qualification for the knockout stages; while Chelsea could qualify with a draw or less, this will depend on other sides’ results.
Now, it is emerging that Chelsea are one of three Premier League sides interested in a highly-rated England international.
According to CaughtOffside, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United are joined by German champions Bayern Munich in the race to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson.
Anderson has emerged as a target for several huge clubs (Photo: Every Second Media/Alamy)
The report claims that the four European giants are all jostling to take pole position in the race to land the Englishman, who joined Forest from Newcastle United ahead of the start of last term.
Anderson, 23, has now played 69 times for Forest across all competitions and has also established himself as a regular for England in recent months, making six appearances for the Three Lions including his debut back in September.
It is claimed that the midfielder will likely cost in excess of £100 million, which would make him one of the most expensive English players of all time.
While a move this month is said to be unlikely, the report suggests that Anderson could depart The City Ground this summer with several clubs interested.