Chelsea news: Premier League winger eyed as Raphinha alternative as De Ligt drops transfer hint

Here are your Chelsea headlines on Saturday, July 2.

The Blues are considering all their options as struggles continue with convincing the Leeds United man to agree personal terms anytime soon as the Brazilian continues to wait for Barcelona.

Therefore, with Raheem Sterling almost nailed on to sign, manager Thomas Tuchel needs to give new owner Todd Boehly some other names to consider if the worst was to come to the worse in the Raphinha situation.

Burnley's Maxwel Cornet is apparently being looked at by the current World Champions, as per talkSPORT. Having been relegated with the Clarets last season and already biding farewell to the fans with his emotional lap of honour of the final day Newcastle defeat, the Ivorian isn't expected to be part of Vincent Kompany's rebuild in the Championship.

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In fact, the Burnley board would reportedly cash in if an offer of around £17.5million was presented their way. Could be a smart signing for the Blues in their rebuild.

Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt has reportedly told a Chelsea supporter whilst on holiday that he does 'not know' what his future holds amid strong transfer rumours whilst a move for Serie A Kalidou Koulibaly has been rated as 'very likely.'

The Blues' defensive re-shuffle is really starting to take some shape. The Telegraph have reported that the current world champions have made progress in negotiations for Juventus' No 4 as a cash-plus-player swap deal remains on the table. £60million plus one of either Christian Pulisic, Timo Werner or Jorginho is likely to be enough to close this transfer for a player who is a dream target of Tuchel, who initially looked like