Chelsea transfer news: Blues 'serious' about signing £27m ace Tuchel knows well

Chelsea are 'reasonably serious' about signing Ousmane Dembele, according to journalist Dean Jones. 

Blues boss Thomas Tuchel knows the Barcelona winger well, having managed him at former club Borussia Dortmund. 

With his contract due to expire at the end of the season, Barcelona want the France international's future decided before Monday's transfer deadline. 

According to Sport, Dembele can either agree to a new deal at the Nou Camp that would put him on reduced wages, or find a new club within the final days of the January window. 

The Spanish publication claim Manchester United and Chelsea are both interested in signing the winger - who Transfermarkt value at £27m - as well as French giants PSG. 

And Jones believes the Stamford Bridge outfit are 'reasonably serious' about signing the 24-year-old. 

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Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, Jones revealed Chelsea's level of interest in signing the former Dortmund star this month. 

The transfer insider told GMS: "He knows that Chelsea want him, and Chelsea are reasonably serious about that as well, from what I understand."

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That's not a simple question to answer, with a few key factors to consider. 

The first is Dembele's record at Barcelona. A return of 31 goals and 23 assists in 129 games is solid if not exactly exceptional, but the bigger concern is the number of games Dembele's missed - a staggering 102 due to injury since first moving to the Nou Camp in 2017.

On the other hand, if any manager knows how to get the best out of Dembele, it's surely Tuchel. During the winger's previous stint under the now-Chelsea boss, he racked up