Chelsea intensified their bid to recruit Jude Bellingham prior to the coronavirus lockdown, with the club stepping up their efforts to lure the Birmingham City teen star away from a prospective move to Manchester United.
And Chelsea also remain locked in a battle with United over Jadon Sancho, though Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remains favourite to sign the Borussia Dortmund wide player.
All transfer plans are in abeyance at present given that the UK needs to concentrate on the national emergency and clubs are unclear as to how finances will survive football’s shutdown.