Lille striker Jonathan David has been linked with a move to Chelsea for some time, but it now appears that the 20-goal striker will not join the Blues unless Timo Werner or Romelu Lukaku leave.
According to Goal, the Blues will need to sell one of their high-priced signings to make room in their squad for David.
The young centre-forward has received a lot of attention recently in Chelsea circles.
Last month, ESPN reported that the Stamford Bridge hierarchy was interested in the 22-year-old.
His audition for a job in South West London did not go as planned.
Last night, David and his Lille teammates made the short trip across the channel to face Thomas Tuchel's team in the Champions League.
Chelsea, intent on defending their European title, battered and bruised the Ligue 1 side by the final whistle.
Kai Havertz scored after seven minutes, after coming close to scoring twice just moments before.
Lille gradually grew into the game, but their efforts posed little threat to the Premier League side.
In the second half, Christian Pulisic snuffed out any hopes of a comeback, curling his effort past the goalkeeper to double Chelsea's lead.
This season, David has usually been the one celebrating goals rather than commiserating when they come from the other end.
He leads Lille's scoring charts with 16, and he added four more while representing Canada.
His most recent club goal, on the other hand, came in December.
This nearly matches Werner's streak, as he hasn't scored since early January's 5-1 FA Cup victory.
The German's form has arguably been less consistent than it was during his debut season at Chelsea, when he scored 12 goals across all competitions.
With only a half-dozen goals in 2021/22, the former Bundesliga star appears unlikely to double his tally before June.
Roman Abramovich will not let the attacker leave for anything less than what he came for, which means potential suitors may have to pay £45 million (Sky).
Earn the reimbursement, and Chelsea will be able to spend the required £37 million (Goal) to sign David.
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