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Emerson Palmieri has joined the Blues from AS Roma and will provide competition to Marcos Alonso for the left wing-back role.

Fernando Llorente will be allowed to join Chelsea this month if Tottenham receive an offer above the £14m they paid for him in the summer.

England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has returned to Chelsea for treatment on an ankle injury, but Roy Hodgson insists there is no question of Crystal Palace cancelling his loan.

Antonio Conte remains coy on Chelsea's pursuit of a new striker to replace Batshuayi and AS Roma full-back Emerson Palmieri.

Llorente has re-emerged as a target for Chelsea as they seek to find a worthy back-up for first-choice forward Alvaro Morata.

Tottenham striker Fernando Llorente and Arsenal's Olivier Giroud could hold the key to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's proposed move to the Emirates Stadium.

Chelsea agreed personal terms with Olivier Giroud on Monday but Arsenal's failure to respond quickly saw the Blues pull their offer off the table.

Barcelona wing-back Aleix Vidal could join AS Roma before the transfer window closer after the Serie A giants managed to keep Edin Dzeko out of the clutches of Chelsea.

Arsenal have reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of Aubameyang, but the German club's search for a replacement is delaying the deal.

Palmer made 25 appearances in the Championship last season, scoring five goals in the process, before missing the last four months of the season through injury.

Arturo Vidal has ruled out any move away from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window. However, he has opened the door for a move away from the Allianz Arena in the summer.

Charly Musonda will spend the next 18 months on loan with Celtic as Antonio Conte looks to strengthen ahead of deadline day.

Stamford Bridge club have held talks with Spurs over a potential swap deal involving Llorente and Michy Batshuayi.

Third-tier Wigan's reward for beating Bournemouth and West Ham in the FA Cup is a last-16 tie against Premier League leaders Manchester City, whom they defeated at Wembley in 2013.

Chelsea have stuck a deal with AS Roma to sign Emerson Palmieri, but have ended talks over Edin Dzeko.

Celtic have seen off interest from over 20 other clubs to sign Chelsea sensation Charly Musonda, with Brendan Rodgers confirming the move is done pending a medical.

Reports suggest that Arsenal will not prevent Olivier Giroud from moving to Chelsea after the imminent arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, provided his valuation is met in full.

Borussia Dortmund have turned their attention to Michy Batshuayi after learning Olivier Giroud wants to remain in England.

Barcelona have already begun formal negotiations with Gremio to sign coveted midfielder Arthur Melo.

Dzeko, 31, has emerged as the Blues' primary target to serve as backup to Alvaro Morata in the second half of the season.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is desperate to add more quality to his squad ahead of the club's Europa League tie against Zenit St Petersburg next month.

Rafa Benitez remains confident that Newcastle will sign some players before the transfer window closes on Wednesday (31 January).

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has claimed that he would like to keep Michy Batshuayi at Stamford Bridge even if the Blues sign another striker before the transfer window closes.

Antonio Conte's side banished the thought of their Carabao Cup exit to Arsenal with a win over the struggling Magpies.

Antonio Conte's relationship with Roman Abramovich is reported to be strained over Chelsea's transfer strategy.

Manchester City are readying a shock £150m record bid for Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard, who is now Pep Guardiola's number one summer target.

There are question marks over the future of Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard, who are stalling on signing a new deal.

Dzeko's move to Chelsea has thus far been held up by concerns over game time, with the striker not willing to play as back-up to Morata.

Chelsea will abandon their attempts to sign Edin Dzeko if no deal is struck by the end of the weekend

Antonio Conte has reiterated that the Chelsea board will have the final say on any transfers after refusing to confirm whether Charly Musonda could leave Stamford Bridge.