Chelsea Transfer News: Latest Rumours, Fresh Blues Talk Ahead of Winter Window

AC Milan will reportedly test Chelsea’s resolve to keep Cesc Fabregas by making a bid for the Spanish playmaker in the January transfer window. Reports in Italy state the Rossoneri will come back after being rebuffed by Blues manager Antonio Conte in the summer.

Italian publication Corriere dello Sport (h/t Goal’s Matthew Judge) has revealed Milan plan to make their move for the schemer who has made just three Premier League appearances so far this season.

Interest in Fabregas from Serie A seems to be growing daily. Recently, Alvise Cagnazzo of the Sun reported Italian giants Juventus want Fabregas as part of any deal Chelsea might strike for ball-playing centre-back Leonardo Bonucci.

It’s understandable some of Europe’s grandest clubs would seek to capitalise on Fabregas seeming to fall out of favour at Stamford Bridge.

Even at 29, Fabregas has lost none of the creative verve that makes him a master at unlocking defences. His superb through pass to release Diego Costa to score a winner at Watford earlier this season showed the instant, match-winning magic Fabregas can still muster.

His vision and technical mastery are qualities a team rather pedestrian going forward needs. Yet the former Arsenal man doesn’t seem to fit Conte’s plans, despite the manager claiming he’s still very much in his thoughts for the season, per Dominic Fifield of the Guardian.

Some of Conte’s other words on the subject have been rather more telling, though, such as these explaining his decision to favour Brazilian Oscar, per Fifield:

I always thought that …

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