Chelsea transfer news: Strasbourg to sign prospect in near-£18m deal?

Heading into deadline day, the Blues are attempting to strengthen their forward ranks, seemingly with the acquisition of either Victor Osimhen or Ivan Toney.

As it stands, though, it appears more unlikely than not that either deal will get completed given the interest that there is in both players from Saudi Arabia.

Nevertheless, co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital are also in a position where they are eager to boost the club's position with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability regulations, either through sales or loans.

While the latter would be preferable in some cases, Chelsea have a limit of how many foreign loans that they can facilitate, and only one more is available with Strasbourg who are also owned by BlueCo.

Strasbourg to sign Washington in big-money deal

According to reports, Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic will join Caleb Wiley and Andrey Santos in joining the Ligue 1 outfit for the remainder of the season.

As per to L'Equipe, a fourth Blues player will be signing for Strasbourg, this time on a permanent basis.

Last summer, Chelsea committed to paying £17.1m to sign the unproven Washington from Santos, the youngster ultimately remaining as a fringe member of the senior ranks.

Washington would accumulate just 25 minutes of action across three appearances, as well as scoring six times in 11 outings for the Under-21s.

Although the expectation was that a loan move would be found for the 19-year-old, he is allegedly on the brink of signing for Strasbourg in a deal worth £17.65m.

At a time when Chelsea are yet to get a number of big earners off their books, cashing in on the Brazilian would come as a significant boost as they bid to ensure that the books are balanced.