The transfer window may be closed but that`ll never stop transfer speculation from emerging in the media.
Today, lurking in the pages of the Evening Standard is the insinuation that Chelsea are keeping a close eye on a Premier League defender.
The defender in question being the Newcastle United centre-back Jamaal Lascelles.
Lascelles, 24-years-of-age, is Rafael Benitez`s captain at St James Park and his impressive form has attracted the attention of several clubs.
With Gary Cahill unable to secure, on a regular basis, a starting eleven place, could we be right in reading between the lines and inferring that a swoop for Lascelles would give Chelsea the opportunity to allow Cahill to leave this summer with Chelsea able to pick any three from Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Lascelles and Ampadu for next season?
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