Chelsea ready to move for Premier League left-back after Ben Chilwell blow – report

Tue 28 December 2021 19:15, UK

Chelsea have reportedly set their sights on Everton left-back Lucas Digne in wake of Ben Chilwell’s injury.

On Tuesday, the Blues that the England international will undergo knee surgery.

Chilwell suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage during Chelsea’s Champions League win against Juventus in November.

The Blues initially decided to let the defender begin rehabilitation work in the hope he could avoid surgery.

However, Chelsea have now decided that the £50million signing from Leicester will go under the knife.

The Blues haven’t put a fixed timescale on Chilwell’s return, but claim he could miss the rest of the season.

Chilwell’s injury is a huge blow to Thomas Tuchel, who could now look to recruit a replacement in the January transfer window.

According to , Chelsea are now ready to make a move for Digne, whose future at Everton is in doubt.

The outlet claims the Toffees man is looking to leave Goodison Park after falling out with Rafa Benitez.

Indeed, Everton are reportedly signing Dynamo Kiev’s Vitaliy Mykolenko in a £17m deal in January.

This appears to have cleared the way for Digne’s departure.

have reported that Chelsea see him as an ideal fit to Tuchel’s system of wing-backs.

The outlet also claims the Blues would be prepared to strike a permanent deal for Digne.

However, Chelsea reportedly want such a deal to be “heavily appearance-based”.

This is because they’d be taking his whole wage packet off Everton’s hands.

In addition, the Toffees are reportedly eager to offload a high-earner – – who’s not playing.

Digne himself, through his representatives, has made it clear to Everton that he would love the chance to move to Chelsea, added the report.

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