Chelsea ‘agree £20m January deal’ for Szalai

Chelsea have reportedly agreed a fee in the region of £20 million to sign Hungarian defender, Attila Szalai from Fenerbahce.

The centre-back, who featured at Euro 2020, has been attracting admirers with his performances in the Turkish Super Lig and now local reports in Istanbul claim the Blues have struck an agreement for the 23-year-old.

Chelsea are expected to be active in the transfer market when it comes to the search for new defenders.

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That’s because as things stand, four of their current backline are currently out of contract at the end of the season.

That includes Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger.

While the Spaniard seems most likely to stay, the futures of his three team-mates remain up in the air at this stage.

Ideally, all would like to stay bar Thiago Silva, who is yet to make a decision on his future.

However, talks are at an impasse between the club and Christensen and Rudiger’s representatives due to wage demands.

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Chelsea are therefore keeping an open mind about signing potential replacements, although Trevoh Chalobah and Malang Sarr are expected to step up.

According to CNN Turk, Chelsea have now struck a £20m deal for Fenerbahce defender Szalai.