Chelsea are understood to be in line to launch a bid for Fenerbahce defender Attila Szalai ahead of the January transfer window with Thomas Tuchel keen on landing the player.
According to reports from CNN Turk, the Hungary international Szalai is a top name on the shopping list at Stamford Bridge for Tuchel who is looking to bolster his defensive roster midway through the season.
With the Blues struggling to tie down star centre-back pairing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen to extended terms beyond the next summer, Tuchel will eye up reinforcements come January.
The west London giants are not the only side from England’s top flight who are credited with an interest in landing Szalai’s signature from Fenerbahce with the likes of West Ham United and Leicester City also rumoured to be in the mix.
Szalai’s addition to the Chelsea ranks will provide Tuchel with another quality option at the back despite the Chelsea boss recently suggesting that Trevoh Chalobah’s contract extension could force a rethink of the club’s plans in the transfer market.
