CHELSEA person enquired astir Getafe sensation Christantus Uche up of the January transportation window, reports suggest.
Uche, 21, joined the LaLiga broadside from Spanish third-tier outfit Ceuta successful July for a bargain €500,000 (£416,000) and has since taken the apical formation by storm.
The versatile midfielder has started successful each 10 league matches this play and adjacent scored connected his debut against Athletic Bilbao to prevention a constituent successful a 1-1 gully for Jose Bordalas' side.
According to Relevo, the Nigerian is already attracting involvement up of the January transportation window.
And Chelsea are among Uche's suitors arsenic they are intimately pursuing his unthinkable development.
The aforesaid root claims the Blues person already enquired astir the playmaker and discussed a imaginable deal.
It is understood that the ex-Nigeria younker planetary has an "affordable termination clause" connected his contract, which runs until 2028.
Uche's stunning emergence has besides caught the oculus of his nationalist squad and frankincense a archetypal ever elder Nigeria call-up is present imminent.
The versatile player, who tin besides play arsenic a mendacious nine, has turned a batch of heads successful LaLiga this play contempt having nary acquisition astatine elite level earlier his determination to the Coliseum.
Uche amassed a full of 36 appearances past word with Ceuta, wherever helium besides picked up 2 assists.
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The attacking midfielder rapidly won implicit Bordalas and the remainder of his team-mates.
And frankincense Uche is present afloat focused connected his caller team, which has yet to footwear into gear.
Chelsea prima spotted astatine Emirates Stadium watching Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk
Getafe are presently 16th successful the array aft 3 losses and lone 1 triumph successful 10 matches.
Chelsea ratings vs Liverpool
By Ken Lawrence
LIVERPOOL held connected to bushed Chelsea 2-1 successful a thriller arsenic they moved to the apical of the Premier League table.
Mohamed Salah opened the scoring against his erstwhile nine from the punishment spot aft Levi Colwill tripped Curtis Jones successful the box.
Chelsea went into the interruption trailing and it was astir worse, lone for VAR to overturn a second Liverpool penalty aft Robert Sanchez's lunge connected Jones.
The Blues came retired from the interruption flying and Nicolas Jackson equalised.
But they failed to clasp connected with prima of the amusement Jones netting the victor conscionable minutes later.
Here is how SunSport rated the Chelsea players astatine Anfield.
ROBERT SANCHEZ – 5
Survived a shocker of a situation connected Jones to not springiness distant a pen and ne'er convincing.
REECE JAMES – 6
Got done 53 minutes successful archetypal commencement since past December and volition surely shingle disconnected the rust.
TOSIN ADARABIOYO – 5
Booked aboriginal connected for clattering into Diogo Jota and nary astonishment was hooked for the 2nd half.
LEVI COLWILL – 5
Got distant with 1 situation against a diving Salah but a no- situation punishment aft hacked connected Jones.
MALO GUSTO – 7
Intelligent show and changeless menace down the near flank successful the archetypal fractional especially.
MOISES CAICEDO – 5
At £105m and in Chelsea’s biggest trial of the play was recovered severely wanting.
ROMEO LAVIA – 5
Got the motion over Enzo Fernandez from the commencement but failed to amusement immoderate urgency.
NONI MADUEKE – 6
Always mobile and was productive playing arsenic a right-sided attacker - giving Robertson a pugnacious afternoon.
COLE PALMER – 5
Deployed successful cardinal midfield but struggled to amusement his prima prime and blazed implicit a bully accidental conscionable earlier the break.
JADON SANCHO - 4
Lacked immoderate existent spark and unsurprisingly hooked disconnected astatine the commencement of the 2nd half.
NICOLAS JACKSON - 7
Picked up a typically mouthy booking but the lad decidedly has thing – arsenic his good equaliser proved.
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PEDRO NETO (for Sancho 46) - 6
Looked a full batch livelier than the wide antheral helium took implicit from.
BENOIT BADIASHILE (for Adarabioyo 53) - 6
Looked a batch steadier than the centre-back helium replaced.
RENATO VEIGA (for James 53) - 5
Got stuck successful and was booked.
ENZO FERNANDEZ (for Romeo Lavia) - 6
Worked diligently to usage his passing to marque an interaction precocious on.
CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU (for Noni Madueke 76) - 5
Found it hard to marque his beingness felt arsenic the Reds dug successful to win.