CHELSEA face losing N'Golo Kante to PSG, with the French champions reportedly monitoring the World Cup winner.
Meanwhile Wesley Fofana is undergoing a medical in the US after the Blues £70m-plus offer was accepted by Leicester, with an announcement expected IMMINENTLY.
The medical in America is reportedly for new owner Todd Boehly's "piece of mind" after the defender's broken leg last season.
And we also have all the latest on former Arsenal captain Aubameyang.
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PSG 'poised for Kante move'
N'Golo Kante admirers Paris Saint-Germain are said to be monitoring his contract situation at Chelsea.
The all-action midfielder, 31, has a year left on his Blues deal and it is not clear if it will be extended after recent injury problems.
French giants PSG could bring him back to his home city and are continuing to track the 53-cap France star, according to The Times.
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Toon up for Blues' Bakayoko
Newcastle are reportedly sniffing around Chelsea's Tiemoue Bakayoko.
The former Monaco midfielder has had four loan spells since his arrival at Stamford Bridge in 2017 and made a temporary switch to AC Milan last summer.
The Magpies along with Nottingham Forest and Serie A side Monza are tracking him, according to Calcio Mercato.
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Callum Hudson-Odoi is on the brink of joining Bayer Leverkusen on loan for the remainder of the season.
The England international is relishing the challenge ahead, saying: “I am very happy to be here.
“I hope we can win a trophy and go far in the Champions League.”
The Blues, meanwhile, have reportedly received a £30million offer for Conor Gallagher from Crystal Palace.
CBS reporter Ben Jacobs tweeted: “There is lots of interest in Gallagher.
“Palace have made an offer for just under £30m and Everton have been tracking him as well.
“I think it’s going to be very difficult to get Conor Gallagher on a permanent deal unless the player actually pushes for it.”
Blues boss Thomas Tuchel claims he'll be more than content with his squad if he fails to make any last-minute additions.
He said: “Right now, we could need some more players in some positions.
“But it’s very close to the end of the transfer window and when the first of September comes, I will be a happy coach no matter what happens, and I will try to find solutions, not think about what could have happened.”
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Gordon advice
Rio Ferdinand has urged Anthony Gordon to stand-up for himself and say, 'I want to leave' to the Everton board to force through a move to Chelsea.
He said on his Vibe with Five podcast: "Is he worth that? Probably not right now.
"Could he eventually be worth £60m? Potentially, he has the chance to do that. This kid is the crown jewels at Everton at the moment.
"They don’t want to see him go because of what that will do for the morale of the football club and the fans in the stadium.
"It’s difficult but if he wants to go, he’s got to go in and show the balls to go to the manager and the chairman and say ‘I want to leave’ and see how they deal with that."
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Palace make Gallagher offer
Crystal Palace have reportedly tabled an offer for Conor Gallagher, according to CBS.
Reporter Ben Jacobs tweeted: "There is lots of interest in Gallagher.
"Palace have made an offer for just under £30million and Everton have been tracking him as well.
“I think it’s going to be very difficult to get Conor Gallagher on a permanent deal unless the player actually pushes for it.”
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Hudson-Odoi breaks silence on imminent exit
Callum Hudson-Odoi has revealed he's excited at the prospect of playing for Bayer Leverkusen.
He said: "I am very happy to be here.
"I hope we can win a trophy and go far in the Champions League."
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Fofana will "sulk"
Wantaway Leicester defender Wesley Fofana will be "sulking" throughout the season if the Foxes don't grant him his move to Chelsea.
That's the view of Jermaine Pennant, who told talkSPORT: “They’ve got to sell him.
"They have to sell him because if he’s not in the right place when this deal’s come in and not been accepted the first time.
“His head’s not going to get any better, especially if that move doesn’t come.
“He’s going to be sulking all the way through and Leicester will have lost the player and they’ll have no money."
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Pulisic staying put
Christian Pulisic won't be leaving Stamford Bridge on loan this summer, it's been claimed.
The former Borussia Dortmund man was looking to be loaned out following the Blues' £55million signing of Raheem Sterling.
But according to The Athletic, the Chelsea brass have blocked a loan exit for the USA international.
It's claimed Pulisic is "disappointed" with the club's decision to not allow him to play regular first-team football elsewhere this season.
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Gordon transfer talked down
Anthony Gordon has been told to snub a late transfer to Chelsea to continue honing his craft with Everton.
During an appearance on talkSPORT, ex-Liverpool star Danny Murphy said: “I think, for the lad, he will benefit more from playing another year at Everton, definitely.
“Because he’s gonna play every game, he’s already super confident, the fans love him, he’s comfortable, he doesn’t have to prove himself again, he’s got that already.
“And he’s gonna gain so much experience by playing 90 minutes every week, rather than 12 minutes here and 30 minutes here
“He’s gonna learn more.”
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Gordon latest
Chelsea will be able to acquire the services of Anthony Gordon, if they offer Armando Broja as a makeweight in the deal.
That's according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, told wettfreunde: "There is still a gap between what Everton is asking and what Chelsea offers.
"Everton would love to include some players in the deal such as Armando Broja.
"Thomas Tuchel is a big fan of Armando, so I am not sure that he is going to be a part of any negotiation, so at the moment it is complicated."
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Tuchel on potential exits
Blues boss Thomas Tuchel has accepted his players will be the subject of transfer speculation right until the transfer window closes due it being a World Cup year.
The German said: "They’re human, it’s a transfer window and they’re not only with us in Cobham.
‘Once they leave the building, they have their phones on and they will get calls and think about their future and their next step.
"There is a World Cup coming which everybody talks about and thinks about.
"I have accepted it is like this, and from the second of September there are no more excuses and no more distractions.
"We will have different leverage to push players and the commitment will have to be there 100 per cent.
"We will not accept 99, but the reality is in the last days of the transfer window you have to accept it, no matter what you wish for."
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Rangers keen on Barkley
Rangers are interested in signing former Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley.
That's according to reporter Alan Nixon, who claims the Glasgow club will "look into" signing the England international – who was released by the Blues on Monday.
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PSG keeping tabs on Kante
Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly monitoring N'Golo Kante's contract situation at Stamford Bridge, according to The Times.
The France international's current contract with the Blues expires next summer.
And manager Thomas Tuchel has cast doubt over his future in west London by admitting the World Cup winner's injury record will be taken into account when the club contemplate handing him a new deal.
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Chelsea "need" Gordon
Steve McManaman has claimed Chelsea "need" to sign Anthony Gordon following his goalscoring exploits in Everton's 1-1 draw with Brentford last weekend.
He told Premier League Productions: “Lovely finish from him, wasn’t it?! He is the man of the moment.
"Everton want to keep him. Chelsea want to buy him.
"Chelsea need him after their performance. Everton need him as well after this performance.”
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Ziyech negotiations
Chelsea are reportedly "negotiating" an exit for Morocco international Hakim Ziyech.
That's according to The Independent, who claim the Blues are in talks with Ajax over a return to Amsterdam for the winger.
The Dutch giants are reportedly eyeing Ziyech as a temporary replacement for the Manchester United bound Antony.
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Fofana signing hailed
Chelsea's imminent signing of Wesley Fofana has been hailed by former Blues stopper Rob Green, who reckons the Frenchman "ticks" all the boxes.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: “They will get a great player. He immediately ticks the boxes and is also one of the future.
“Reece James’ quality is on the ball. Fofana ticks a box for the centre-half position but also strengthens elsewhere as James can go forward.”
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"Emergency" Aubameyang talks
Chelsea will reportedly hold last-ditch talks with Barcelona to try and lower the Spaniard's asking price for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
That's according to Spanish newspaper Sport, who claim the Blues are eager to meet a compromise with the Catalan club before the window shuts on Thursday.
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Bundesliga bound
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has landed in Germany ahead of his proposed loan move to Bayer Leverkusen.
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Bakayoko talks
Newcastle United are reportedly in talks with Chelsea over a move for Tiemoue Bakayoko.
That's according to Calcio Mercato, who claim negotiations are at an "advanced" stage.
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London derby moved
Chelsea's London derby with West Ham has been moved forward by a day.
The Blues were due to welcome the Hammers to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, September 4 at 2pm.
But the match has been brought forward a day to Saturday, September 3 at 3pm.
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Anthony Gordon latest
Everton boss Frank Lampard insists Chelsea target Anthony Gordon won't go on strike in order to force through a move to Stamford Bridge.
The former Blues midfielder said: "Anthony wouldn't, shouldn't, couldn't do that with me.
"If he did try and sit out a game he'd see a different side to me. No doubt about that and I think he knows that.
"I'm not playing the hard one, it's just that it would be so alien from what I'd expect from him. I just know that's not him.
"At the same time he's not a robot and all this attention is difficult. I understand that, I was that ambitious young player.
"That's the beauty of Anthony. Hard-working. He wants to be better. He wants to do what he did (on Saturday), which is score goals, run for this team, and that's why he's a delight to work with. So there was never any idea that Anthony would act that way."
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Palace speak on Gallagher return
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has remained coy on a late swoop for Conor Gallagher, although he's admitted he wants to bring in more reinforcements before the window closes on Thursday.
He said: “It’s difficult to talk about players who are at other football clubs.
"Conor is a Chelsea player, and until they say otherwise there is no point us thinking about what may or may not be possible to do.
“We have people who are working on trying to improve the squad.
"We are short of numbers, we need players, and we will try to bring those players.
"If not, I’m quite happy with the players we have, we will work and try to win football matches.”
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Tuchel's "headache"
Blues boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted he'd like to sign a midfielder before the transfer window shuts on September 1.
He said: He replied: “It is, and it's normally the area I would love to have a headache about who plays and who is on the bench.
"This is normally the area where I thought we would have five players that could all play for us and have Carney [Chukwuemeka] on top as an option as a young player.
"The headache before the season was whether we had too many players there, but it comes to the fifth game, and maybe we only have two left with experience in this position and Kova from the bench He is not ready to play full matches at Premier League level as he only had a week after training after his injury.
"It's a strange situation and a situation we don't like. I don't know why we are in this situation, actually. It's like this, and we will have something to think about [over the team selection], or maybe not because it's so obvious who we have left."
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Hudson-Odoi on the brink
Callum Hudson-Odoi is reportedly on the verge of joining Bayer Leverkusen on loan for the remainder of the season.
That's according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano.
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Barkley departs
England midfielder Ross Barkley has left Chelsea by mutual consent.
An excerpt of a statement read: "Ross Barkley has left Chelsea by mutual consent and becomes a free agent."
It added: "We would like to thank Ross for his contribution to Chelsea and wish him well for the rest of his career."
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