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Chelsea remain in the market for a potential replacement for Enzo Fernandez, who could join Manchester City before the transfer window closes.
Chelsea are interested in Lamine Camara and Manu Kone but are struggling to find agreements with AS Monaco and AS Roma.
As a result, Chelsea may have to turn elsewhere to find Fernandez’s successor.
The Blues may not have to go too far to find Fernandez’s potential replacement. According to The Telegraph, the club have a “mystery” target from the Premier League on their shortlist alongside Camara and Kone.
Chelsea have done a lot of their shopping at home this summer rather than abroad, bringing in Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix, Danny Welbeck, Jordan Henderson and Emiliano Martinez.
They have bought players from other leagues, such as Marco Palestra and Pep Chavarria, but there has been a real onus on signing footballers with Premier League experience during this transfer window.
Martinez is Chelsea’s latest acquisition from a Premier League rival, with the goalkeeper arriving from Aston Villa to replace Robert Sanchez.
Sanchez lost his place in the team and ultimately in Xabi Alonso’s squad after two poor mistakes against Fulham.
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Alex Scott and Adam Wharton are Chelsea’s known midfield targets
Earlier in the transfer window, Chelsea were linked with Bournemouth’s Alex Scott and Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton. In fact, Chelsea even made a bid for Scott, which was rejected.
With that in mind, Chelsea’s interest in Scott and Wharton is quite known. Neither would exactly be a mystery, but the timing of a swoop for either would be surprising.
Whatever the case, journalist Simon Phillips has claimed on Si Phillips Talks Chelsea that the club have made fresh enquiries for Wharton and Scott.
If Chelsea do end up signing a new midfielder from the Premier League, it could be one of them. Things are starting to get really interesting now as we approach the 11pm deadline.