Chelsea: £80m star's name 'has been mentioned' at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea have discussed Harry Maguire‘s name at Stamford Bridge, claims transfer insider Dean Jones.

The Manchester United captain has emerged as a potential target for the west London club, though Jones doubts they will actually end up signing him.

According to the Evening Standard, Chelsea were weighing up making a late move for Maguire before next week’s transfer deadline.

The newspaper stated that Chelsea could turn their attention to Maguire if they fail to land Leicester City’s Wesley Fofana. However, that is now likely to be unnecessary with reports claiming that the Blues have agreed a £70m deal with the Foxes to sign the Frenchman.

Maguire has had a difficult start to the season, featuring in United’s humiliating 4-0 defeat to Brentford earlier this month before being dropped for the 2-1 win against Liverpool on Monday.

Following the 29-year-old’s exclusion in that victory over Jurgen Klopp’s side, there are now serious doubts about his future at Old Trafford.

Jones has told GIVEMESPORT that Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly and the club have discussed Maguire’s name but a move is highly unlikely.

Speaking to GMS, the journalist said: “He [Boehly] just passes the question on to the club’s football heads – so a lot of the time that is being perceived as Chelsea having genuine interest in a player. So Maguire has been mentioned, but I don’t believe they are signing him.”

Chelsea’s priority right now has to be Fofana. They could, of course, do with another central defender after the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, and Fofana looks ideal.

Tuchel recently spoke about the need to bring in a young centre-half, with Thiago Silva, Kalidou Koulibaly and Cesar Azpilicueta all in their 30s. Fofana, at 21,