Chelsea are now ready to let midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka leave loan Borussia Dortmund are reportedly aiming to sign the 21-year-old this month.
Chukwuemeka has struggled for minutes all season under Blues boss Enzo Maresca, who admitted in the summer that he did not expect a big role for the midfielder this year. He wasn’t in the squad for a single Premier League match day and instead had to make do with 130 minutes in five appearances in cup competitions.
Earlier this month it was reported that Chelsea were only willing to consider permanent offers for Chukwuemeka, whose contract contains a release clause worth around £40m, but Fabrizio Romano notes that a loan change is now on the table.
Chelsea have warned suitors that any offer must be a loan-only deal with no purchase clause and that Chukwuemeka’s salary must be covered in full.
Dortmund are negotiating to lure Chukwuemeka to Germany, but Chelsea could still opt to send the 21-year-old to sister club Strasbourg, although they would have to terminate one of their three current loan deals with the French club – Andrey Santos, Djordje Petrovic and Caleb Wiley.
There have already been numerous negotiations between Chelsea and Dortmund this month, with the Bundesliga giants pursuing a deal for Renato Veiga. The Portugal international is reportedly keen to leave Stamford Bridge and join a team that can offer him more opportunities at centre-back.