A top European club has 'started conversations' with Borussia Dortmund star Jamie Gittens in a movement that Chelsea could put on Red Alert.
Gittens, 20, is strongly connected to a relocation of Dortmund after scoring eight goals in the Bundesliga last season.
After they were part of the Academy setups in Chelsea and Manchester City, Gittens chose to go up sticks and move to Germany in 2020 to draw for Dortmund.
Now, after having enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2024-25, he has been praised by a few top clubs in Europe.
Although Chelsea is reportedly fighting to sign the winger, they will be confronted with fierce competition from Dortmund's Rivals Bayern Munich for his signature.
According to Kicker, the Bundesliga champions 'are said to be in conversation with the player' after their sports director Max Eberl left the Club World Cup early to provide transfer matters.
The outlet reported that Bayern is looking at offering £ 55 million for the England U21 star, which could lead to a 'bid war' with the blues.
Although Gittens has made 11 performances at the international level in front of Lee Carsley, he is not part of the European championship team that reached the semi-final of the tournament on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Spain.
Instead, he participates in the club World Cup for Dortmund, where he was an unused replacement in their 4-3 victory over South African side Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday.
That has brought the side of Niko Kovac in a strong chance to qualify for the knockout phases of the newly excited tournament.
They know that a victory against South Korean side Ulsan in their last group game will be enough to secure their safe passage to the next round.
Despite their reported pursuit of Gittens, Chelsea suffered a setback in their attempts to go to the last-16 after a disappointing 3-1 defeat by Flamengo on Friday evening.
After checking the check after Pedro Neto opened the score in the first half, Enzo Maresca imploded in a six -minute spell that they had given two goals and Nicolas Jackson had sent only four minutes after he had been replaced.
It means that the West -London side requires a victory against Es Tunis to be sure of their own place in the knock phase.