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Chelsea returned to form after two losses in a row to beat West Ham 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Monday night.
Frank Lampard’s team climbed the table again with victory, six points behind Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.
The Blues were busy in the summer window, spending over £ 200 million as Lampard looked to build a team capable of winning the title.
But January could still see ins and outs as he continues to put his stamp on the team.
There have been winners and losers in the Chelsea squad as they begin to have an established starting eleven.
With that in mind, we take a look at the latest transfer rumors from West London with the January transfer window just around the corner.
Erling Haaland targeted
Much of Chelsea’s spending in the summer was focused on attacking talent, with Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz arriving in West London.
And in addition to all the arrivals, Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham have impressed as center forward.
But reports have now linked them to the most wanted player in world soccer, Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian has only been with Borussia Dortmund since January this year, scoring 33 goals in just 32 games.
That means that some of the biggest clubs in Europe have continued to be linked with him, with Chelsea last.
According to Sky Sport Italia Haaland, together with Declan Rice are Chelsea’s two main goals for 2021.
The Barça replaces Rudiger
Antonio Rudiger was widely expected to leave in the summer window, only to remain in Lampard’s team for the first half of the season.
However, the German has recently refused to rule out an exit next month, admitting that he is dissatisfied with his current situation at the club.
“I cannot be satisfied with my situation, but the fight has been accepted,” he told ZDF. “What will happen in January is a long way off. I am completely relaxed. “
And Athletic informs that Barcelona could go to the German international in the next window of January.
Ronald Koeman is behind a defender with experience in the ball game and the 27-year-old is claimed to be eligible.
Declan Rice last
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano is “convinced” that Chelsea will make a second attempt to sign West Ham star Declan Rice.
The Hammers played tough in the summer window, and Lampard failed to sign one of his main targets in midfield.
But Romano believes the Blues will reach out to their London rivals in January, hoping to close a deal.
He told the Que Golazo podcast: “Last summer, in September, when Chelsea contacted West Ham, they asked for 80 million euros to sell Declan Rice, that’s why Chelsea said that at this time we cannot pay this money. Let’s see in January.
“At the moment, West Ham is not going to change its idea on the price of Declan Rice, so it will not be that easy, but Chelsea’s new mindset with transfers is that we only want our main goals, we are not going by the plan B or C, we have this new mindset: they are the main goals or nothing.
“So I am convinced that they will try again with Declan Rice in January.”
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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