Chelsea could repeat Cole Palmer trick with forward transfer as club 'confident' of striking deal

Chelsea return to action on Monday night when they face a Wolves side battling for survival heading into the second half of the season. The Blues desperately need to return to winning ways after dropping out of the top four at the expense of Newcastle United.

In the meantime, Enzo Maresca will be looking at possible incomings and outgoings heading into the last two weeks of the transfer window. Here we round up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding Stamford Bridge.

Delap option

Chelsea are said to be one of the clubs interested in a move for Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap this month. The Blues have been linked with Delap previously as they potentially look to repeat their Cole Palmer trick in signing a former Manchester City academy graduate.

Christopher Nkunku has been tipped to leave Chelsea this month having struggled for game time, and according to Fabrizio Romano, Delap could be his replacement. Although, a deal would likely be relatively pricey given Ipswich Town won’t want to lose their most dangerous player in the midst of a relegation battle.

Torino ‘confident’

Italian club Torino are said to have ‘high confidence’ of landing a Cesare Casadei after making a fresh offer for the midfielder. Torino have reportedly offered £8.5million plus a clause worth 40% of any sell-on fee for Chelsea.

Calciomercato.com say Torino are confident that will be enough to land Casadei this month, with the midfielder happy to move on to get regular game time. Chelsea paid around £12.5million for Casadei last summer, and this deal would allow them to recoup the majority of that investment, and they would be all-but guaranteed to make a profit in the long-term.

Maresca on Chelsea injuries

Maresca has issued the latest Chelsea injury news ahead of the Wolves clash. He said in his pre-match press conference: "We have Cole [Palmer] who is a doubt, he was not in the session today. Levi [Colwill] was not in the session today, Enzo [Fernandez] was not in the session today, Romeo [Lavia] was not in the session today. We have three or four players that are a doubt for Monday's game because in the last game they got some problems."

He added: "Cole was the ankle. In the first-half, they kicked him. He didn't train today, we don't know if he is going to train tomorrow or in two days. The same situation for Romeo, Enzo and Levi."