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Chelsea Transfer News: £22m Arsenal bid, Drogba confirms West Ham move, shock January exit
EXPRESS SPORT brings you all the latest transfer news coming from Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal hope to beat Chelsea to Porto's Ruben Neves
According to The Sun, Arsenal are lining up a £22million move for Porto's defensive midfielder Ruben Neves ahead of the January transfer window.
The news will likely come as a blow to Chelsea, West Ham and Liverpool, who have all been credited with an interest in the 18-year-old.
Meanwhile, Blues legend Didier Drogba has confirmed speculation that he turned down a move to West Ham in 2002 during his time at Guingamp.
"I was in Guingamp at that time,” he said. “I’d just arrived at the club and they came to my house and spoke, but it didn’t happen. I wasn’t ready to go."
Didier Drogba has revealed he turned down a move to West Ham in 2002
Lazio want to take Papy Djilobodji on loan in January
And finally, Lazio are set to offer a lifeline to Blues outcast Papy Djilobodji, who has made just one substitute appearance in the League Cup this term.
The 26-year-old defender arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer from Nantes but reports suggest he could now leave in January to join Lazio on loan.