Teenage centre-back Cassiano Kiala, 16, is highly-rated at Bayern Munich and has been included on Vincent Kompany's bench on seven occasions already this season

FootballTransfers runs through the latest Chelsea transfer news, including updates on Yan Diomande and Kees Smit.

Sunderland midfielder Noah Sadiki is generating interest from top Premier League clubs. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.

Chelsea have not made a decision on whether to sell him, but clubs may try to lure him away with the promise of more first-team minutes. The attacker’s contract situation is another factor — it expires in 2027, although there is an option in place to extend for another 12 months.

Marc Cucurella claimed he always expected Chelsea teammate Moises Caicedo to succeed back when they were at Brighton.

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Chelsea icon Thiago Silva is planning to leave Fluminense and return to Europe. The former Brazil international left Chelsea on a free transfer in 2024 to return to his formative club Fluminense. Silva proved an instant success as he helped the Serie A giants avoid relegation.

Alejandro Garnacho has described his £40 million ($53m) transfer to Chelsea as a "step forward" while insisting he has no regrets about the acrimonious end to his Manchester United career. The 21-year-old,

Chelsea ownership group BlueCo have agreed to sign young Burkinabe midfielder Mohamed Zongo from Sporting Cascades, who will first join Strasbourg to develop.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca admitted Nicolas Jackson may leave the club before the end of the transfer window. Jackson, his representatives and Chelsea are exploring a possible move away from Stamford Bridge in the final weeks of the transfer window.

Man United have been linked with Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos as part of their search for a new midfielder in recent months and could return for the Brazilian in January to seal a major swap deal for Mainoo, where both Premier League giants would secure the services of a young star with bags of potential.