Chelsea's £25m wildcard pick could see them repeat Antonio Conte's January transfer window error

Thomas Tuchel has made no secret of Chelsea's priority in the January transfer window.

The awful ACL injury suffered by Ben Chilwell in November against Juventus ruled the outstanding defender out for the season, handing Chelsea the unenviable task of trying to replace the England international in the mid-season window.

"The situation has not changed for us. No news and updates," Tuchel said before the Carabao Cup semi-final with Tottenham a fortnight ago.

"The areas where we are looking into the market are clear. There's no need to put any pressure and for sure no need to do it in public."

As of the time of writing, it appears any chance of Chelsea being able to recall a player they own looks slim.

Matt Law of The Telegraph tweeted on Tuesday evening that there is no expectation at Stamford Bridge of Emerson Palmieri returning from his loan spell at Lyon, despite the Blues offering a small fee to recall him.

This means that, with fellow loanee Ian Maatsen likely to remain at Coventry until the summer, any significant resolution is going to have to come in the shape of a new signing, and a Bundesliga wildcard is the latest name to be added to the long list of potential wing-back arrivals.

A report from Sky Germany last week claimed Chelsea are one of a number of clubs monitoring Stuttgart left-back Borna Sosa.

The 24-year-old is a Croatia international and is highly valued by Stuttgart head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo, who is currently trying to keep his side in Germany's top tier.

Sky claim for any deal regarding Sosa to materialise, a fee of around £25m would potentially be enough to bring the defender to London before deadline day passes next Monday.

Sosa is just another name added to a growing list that reflects the