Chelsea are said to be keeping close tabs on Ecuador’s young defender Piero Hincapie who has impressed for his nation in the ongoing World Cup.
With the recently appointed Chelsea head coach Graham Potter looking to reduce the average age of his first team ranks, the Blues are expected to dip into the transfer market come January for fresh blood.
According to a report from The Daily Express, it is claimed that the Stamford Bridge bigwigs are keen to move in for the 20-year-old Hincapie after his stellar run of displays for both club and country in the recent past.
Several clubs across the continent are now credited with an interest in signing the young centre-back and he could be on the move either in January or come the summer 2023, with Chelsea hoping to emerge as the frontrunners in the widely contested race.
Thiago Silva, Chelsea’s ever-present man in the backline, is nearly 38 and it is now or never that Potter uses the funds at his disposal for new signings to bolster his backline.
