Borussia Dortmund target Chelsea outcast after failing to sign £12m teammate

Borussia Dortmund are considering a determination for Chelsea outcast Ben Chilwell aft failing successful their pursuit of Renato Veiga, according to reports.

Dortmund were locked successful negotiations with Chelsea astir a imaginable woody to motion Veiga connected indebtedness contempt the versatile defender only arriving astatine Stamford Bridge past summer.

However, the Portuguese planetary has present snubbed involvement from the German nine and looks acceptable to articulation Juventus connected indebtedness until the extremity of the season.

Dortmund, though, are inactive successful the marketplace for a left-back this model and, according to the Sun, whitethorn present see a determination for Chilwell.

Chilwell has been deemed surplus to requirements by Enzo Maresca since the Italian’s accomplishment astatine Chelsea successful the summer.

The 28-year-old has played conscionable 45 minutes of first-team shot this play erstwhile helium appeared arsenic a second-half substitute successful a 5-0 Carabao Cup triumph implicit Barrow backmost successful September.

However, a imaginable exit this period has proved difficult, successful ample portion owed to the Englishman’s reported unwillingness to instrumentality a wage chopped to unit done a deal.

Chilwell’s £190,000-per-week wages whitethorn beryllium a stumbling successful immoderate woody with Dortmund, but Chelsea could good wage portion of his wages to assistance promote an exit arsenic they did with Raheem Sterling successful the summer.

The study adds that the left-back would similar to enactment successful the Premier League, with Everton a nine credited with interest.

Should a determination for Chilwell neglect to materialise, The Telegraph suggests that Dortmund could besides research a woody for Oleksandr Zinchenko who is expected to permission Arsenal this month.

Speaking earlier successful the month, Maresca admitted that helium felt ‘shame’ astir the concern that Chilwell finds himself successful astatine Chelsea.

‘Ben has been top. I person to accidental that, helium has been top,’ Maresca said.

‘Very professional, works hard. I consciousness shame due to the fact that of that concern but successful presumption of behaviour, helium has been precise good.’

Asked wherefore helium has not changed his stance connected Chilwell, Maresca added: ‘First of each due to the fact that it’s my choice. I tin spot Malo Gusto oregon Reece James oregon Marc Cucurella doing a antithetic benignant of occupation successful the game.

‘I deliberation Chilwell is simply a apical full-back doing that occupation up and down and successful the past helium has won titles and won planetary caps. But I conflict to spot Ben doing antithetic benignant of things.’ 

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