Danny Drinkwater is in Istanbul, completing a loan move to Turkish Super Lig club Kasimpasa - and Chelsea will subsidise his salary to help complete the deal.
The 30-year-old has spent several months in the Blues' Under-23s squad after failing to find a move in the summer.
The Turkish top-flight has been targeted as a place for the £35 million ($47m) signing from Leicester to rehabilitate his career, having played just seven senior games in the last two and a half seasons.
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The midfielder has eighteen months left on his contract and it is looking increasingly unlikely that Chelsea can recoup much of the fee paid in 2017.