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Leicester reject Chelsea's £70m Wesley Fofana bid as ThomasTuchel says players think No 9 shirt is cursed

Chelsea have made a £70 million bid for Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana, according to reports. The 21-year-old French centre-back has impressed at the King Power Stadium and the club and manager Brendan Rodgers do not want to sell the player.

Chelsea linked with late move for Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Paper Round

Chelsea linked with Aubameyang Chelsea have been linked with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to The Sun. The 33-year-old Gabonese striker joined Barcelona in the winter transfer window and while he has impressed in his time at the club, Thomas Tuchel is on the lookout for a new striker to take the number 9 shirt, which was vacated by their last senior striker, Romelu Lukaku.

Barcelona expect to wrap up deal for Chelsea full-back Marcos Alonso

Barcelona now expect to complete the signing of Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso, the PA news agency understands.

'Hopefully we can get it done' - Thomas Tuchel aims to sign Marc Cucurella in time to face Everton

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel hopes that Marc Cucurella can be signed in time for the season opener. Chelsea travel to Goodison Park to face Everton on Saturday evening and they have already made a splash in the transfer market. Ad/> Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly are their most important two signings but they still hope to sign Brighton full-back Cucurella in a deal worth around £60 million.