CHELSEA are considering an opening bid for Alejandro Garnacho as his future becomes increasingly uncertain.
The Manchester United winger is wanted by The Blues and Italian club Napoli, but they are now shifting their attention to Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi.
And that could pave the way for Chelsea to lead the race for the Argentine, which would cost around £50 million.
It is believed that Garnacho would also prefer to stay in the Premier League as Chelsea have an even stronger hand in the transfer market.
Chelsea have several wingers, but with Mykhailo Mudryk potentially facing a long-term ban after testing positive for a banned substance, boss Enzo Maresca is exploring new options.
And left-sided forward Christopher Nnkuku is wanted by Bayern Munich, leaving even more holes to be filled in wide positions.
Maresca is looking forward to the closure of the transfer window, which he believes has made his job a million times harder.
When asked how he experienced January, the Italian replied: “A disaster.
“It is normal that you assess the results, because the company is a business where you assess the results.
“But I'm happy with the performances, I'm happy because we're creating and playing.
“On the pitch I would like to win more games, but things are going well.
“Off the pitch it's a disaster because so many noises are not helping us. I don't think they help any club.
“It's not just for us, it's for every club and every manager. Right now, whenever there is any noise about a player.
“It's not easy because even if you think the player can concentrate on us, at the end of the day he's human.
“If there's any noise about another club, he's probably not 100% focused. But we have to adapt because that's how it is.”
Chelsea are back in action on Saturday evening when they travel to the Etihad to take on Manchester City.
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