Chelsea Transfer News: James Rodriguez Interest Reported, Loic Remy Rumours

Chelsea are reportedly plotting a €90 million (£78.16 million) offer for Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez, with the playmaker’s future with Los Blancos said to be in doubt. 

Sport reported “according to information in England,” the Blues would be willing to spend big to secure the Colombia international, who has fallen out of favour at the Santiago Bernabeu. It’s suggested manager Antonio Conte wants to add a defender and creator to his squad.

Adding fuel to that speculation is a report from Jose Felix Diaz of Marca (translated by Aldo Sainati), in which it’s suggested Rodriguez’s Real Madrid career is currently “on a knife-edge” with manager Zinedine Zidane said to be encouraging the former Monaco man “to try his luck elsewhere, as the current situation is unsustainable.”

According to Gerard Romero of Sport, Blues midfielder Cesc Fabregas could be set to move the other way after he was left out of the Chelsea side for their first game of the season against West Ham United on Monday.

“Fabregas’ proposed transfer to Juventus has been ruled out for now, but the scenario of him joining Real is becoming a serious possibility and would strengthen the European champions ahead of their FIFA transfer sanction being potentially reimposed,” Romero continued.

For a player of such remarkable natural talent, it’s a peculiar situation for Rodriguez. After all, as we can see here, in his debut term in the Spanish capital, the midfielder was sensational:

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