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Chelsea to compete with Liverpool for Championship midfielder (reliability: 3 stars)

Simon Phillips

Both the Blues and the Reds want to sign the 24-year-old this month, before the end of the January window.

Berge joined the Blades in 2020, making 82 appearances and scoring 12 goals for them so far.

The Norwegian has played in 19 Championship games so far this season, scoring four goals and providing three assists.

5 midfielders strongly linked to Chelsea in January transfer window

 have reinforced their team in almost every department. So much so that they've spent almost £500m on new recruits and have a squad that 

cannot all be registered in the Champions League

Still, the Blues are yet to galvanize their midfield with 

Todd Boehly seems to be losing sleep over the problem. Here are the midfielders who have been linked with a move to Chelsea in January. 

. Chelsea are said to have made a second attempt to sign the Argentine in January. Their latest offer is 

 is Chelsea's number one target but they may not get him if Benfica doesn't back down on their demands.  

. The Blues consider the Ecuadorian midfielder an ideal plan B if they can't get Fernandez. Similar to the Argentine, Brighton are adamant about letting 

. Chelsea are tipped to raid Everton after Frank Lampard was fired and 

 is a midfielder the Blues are looking at, pe Matt Law. The Senegalese has impressed for the Premier League strugglers and recently scored in Everton's defeat against Southampton. 

. A swap deal for the Tottenham midfielder with Ziyech has been mooted in the media, as confirmed by 

 has not blossomed at Spurs but he could get a new lease on life at Chelsea if this move were to ever happen. 

 has been linked with a loan move to Chelsea this month. He's another player struggling for regular playing minutes at his club. 

Why Chelsea are refusing to pay Enzo Fernandez buyout clause explained -- it's not about the price

Chelsea have resumed talk with Benfica over the transfer of 

However, the Blues are still refusing to pay his buyout clause to avoid infringing on Financial Fair Play regulations, according to Mackrell Sport. 

 are pushing to agree on a transfer fee for the player to allow them to register the deal across the years in his contract. For example, if Chelsea were to sign Enzo for a transfer fee worth £70m, they could register his transfer fee as £7m per season on a seven-year deal. 

If Chelsea were to pay his buyout clause (which is what Benfica wants) worth £120m, they will be mandated to record the full amount paid on their books for that financial year. That would immediately raise a red flag with FFP regulations and Chelsea could be heavily sanctioned. 

Simply put, transfer fees can be split and recorded as yearly expenditures but buyout clauses cannot. This was exactly what Chelsea did in the transfer of 

Unless Benfica can agree to let Fernandez go for a transfer fee, this deal may never see the light of day. 

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femi david

please  thanks very much and God richly bless u

James Bravo

Ogbu Robinson Odinaka

Trust the new scouting team they just dont buy for buying sake, if they think he can help the team, why not

Vasco91

no mistake to make again buy a proper midfielder not try and tested please 🙏

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Chelsea to compete with Liverpool for Championship midfielder (reliability: 3 stars)

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