Chelsea in talks to sign Dortmund's Gittens

Chelsea are successful talks to motion Borussia Dortmund's Jamie Gittens and person offered nan winger a seven-year contract.

The 20-year-old is understood to beryllium unfastened to a move to Stamford Bridge amid ongoing talks complete individual terms, though a interest has yet to beryllium agreed betwixt nan 2 clubs.

The Blues are fresh to salary £30m but Dortmund are keen to clasp retired for much than £40m.

Chelsea are not successful a unreserved to unit done immoderate woody for England Under-21 world pinch different targets connected nan market, arsenic they activity a right-footed near winger aft signing striker Liam Delap from Ipswich.

They could hold until aft nan upcoming Club World Cup, which features some Chelsea and Dortmund, to effort and complete nan signing should location beryllium a deficiency of advancement successful nan coming days.

Gittens came done Manchester City's academy earlier joining Dortmund successful 2020.

He made his Bundesliga debut 2 years later, and past play scored 8 goals successful 32 convention appearances.

However, he does not fresh nan strategy of head Niko Kovac, who joined Dortmund successful February.

While Gittens could beryllium an arrival, a woody for AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan is besides being discussed pinch a £25m valuation thought to person been placed connected nan France international.