Chelsea transfer news: The Blues were unable to sign Thomas Tuchel's preferred candidate, but there is a chance that the current European Champions will return for a second chance.
Why did Chelsea not complete the transfer of Ousmane Dembele before the deadline?
Chelsea transfer rumors: The Blues were unable to sign the Thomas Tuchel favorite, but there is a chance that the current European Champions will return for a second chance.
Profile of Chelsea Transfer 'Target' Ousmane Dembele
Profile of Chelsea Transfer 'Target' Ousmane Dembele
After a tumultuous last 48 hours in the January transfer window, Ousmane Dembele has remained at Barcelona despite late-day interest from Chelsea.
Who would have guessed that the west Londoners would be considering a move for the wide man this month, when it was thought their only priority was to sign a temporary Ben Chilwell replacement?
However, Marina Granovskaia and her colleagues were unsuccessful in their attempts to recall Emerson Palmieri from his loan at Lyon, forcing Tuchel to make do with what he had on hand.
With plenty of time since Emerson's final blow, all eyes turned to Tuchel's possible reunion with Ousmane Dembele in west London.
Some media outlets reported on Monday that a deal was extremely close, but football.london understands that this is not the case.
football.london is also aware that Thomas Tuchel admires Dembele a lot having worked with him at Dortmund. Chelsea are interested in him and may make a move for him when he becomes available on free transfer in the summer. However, they will need to replace an attacker (or two) who is already on their roster.
Could this mean that Christian Pulisic or Hakim Ziyech leave the Blues in the summer?
Chelsea, on the other hand, is poised to make another move in the summer, when they will have more time to overcome the potential wage stumbling block.
In January, however, a potential deal was essentially ruled out due to the presence of too many attackers.
Furthermore, Marina Granovskaia, knowing her savvy in transfer negotiations, would realize that less money would be involved at the end of the season for the once £100 million rated winger.
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