Teenage centre-back Cassiano Kiala, 16, is highly-rated at Bayern Munich and has been included on Vincent Kompany's bench on seven occasions already this season

FootballTransfers runs through the latest Chelsea transfer news, including updates on Yan Diomande and Kees Smit.

Sunderland midfielder Noah Sadiki is generating interest from top Premier League clubs. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.

Chelsea have not made a decision on whether to sell him, but clubs may try to lure him away with the promise of more first-team minutes. The attacker’s contract situation is another factor — it expires in 2027, although there is an option in place to extend for another 12 months.

Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has attracted interest from the Premier League and across Europe after bursting onto the scene at club and youth international level

Chelsea ownership group BlueCo have agreed to sign young Burkinabe midfielder Mohamed Zongo from Sporting Cascades, who will first join Strasbourg to develop.

Former Blues midfielder can deliver more December misery at Stamford Bridge after bouncing back in style under David Moyes

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Chelsea icon Thiago Silva is planning to leave Fluminense and return to Europe. The former Brazil international left Chelsea on a free transfer in 2024 to return to his formative club Fluminense. Silva proved an instant success as he helped the Serie A giants avoid relegation.

Marc Cucurella claimed he always expected Chelsea teammate Moises Caicedo to succeed back when they were at Brighton.

Chelsea have reportedly moved ahead of Newcastle in the transfer race for AZ Alkmaar's 'Dutch Pedri' Kees Smit. The 19-year-old, valued at around £25 million ($33m), has attracted attention from across the Premier League,

Chelsea have been linked with a number of new centre forwards amid the poor form of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro.