The 23-year-old's affrontive nature, he was handed a red card against Brentford in April for lashing out at Nathan Collins off the ball, mirrors the temperament of out-of-favour Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson, who's received two red cards in his last two games for the Blues.

The addition of a Club World Cup to the summer itinerary brought about a change to the summer transfer window, which opened earlier than usual. Chelsea attempt

Chelsea are set to add England under-21 international winger Jamie Gittens to their forward line after agreeing a deal with Borussia Dortmund, according to reports on Saturday.