Chelsea eye £25m Ben Chilwell alternative as Marina Granovskaia prepares for Real Madrid battle

Transfer deadline day is once again upon us and there will be plenty of twists and turns, several surprise deals, and the odd scramble to beat the 11pm deadline. Just don't expect Chelsea to be heavily involved.

It's been a quiet window for the Blues thus far with only one player signed by Marina Granovskaia. That was 18-year-old Dylan Williams, who arrived from Derby County and will predominantly play left wing-back for the Development Squad in the months ahead.

There have been exits from Chelsea. Academy graduate Lewis Baker ended his long association with the club to sign with Stoke City while Tariq Uwakwe departed for Crewe Alexandra.

Jamie Cumming, meanwhile, moved on from Gillingham and will spend the remainder of the season on loan at MK Dons. Juan Castillo also switched to Charlton Athletic after a frustrating loan spell at Birmingham City.

Further movement is expected within the loan army today as understands Tino Anjorin is set to join Huddersfield Town for the remainder of the campaign.

The 20-year-old spent the first half of the season at Lokomotiv Moscow but will continue his development at the Championship promotion chasers alongside Levi Colwill.

Thomas Tuchel's first-team squad hasn't been depleted this month and has been bolstered by the return of Kenedy. The Brazilian was recalled from his disappointing loan spell at Flamengo early into January and was expected to head out on loan to Spain.

However, with Chelsea in need of cover at left wing-back and the Blues failing to end Emerson Palmieri's loan spell at Lyon early, the 25-year-old appears set to remain at Cobham.

”Kenedy is back and I’m very happy about it, this is huge," Tuchel said earlier this month. "It's a huge opportunity for him to