'Some scouting activity': Romano pours cold water over Diomande, Todibo to Chelsea rumours

Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Chelsea centre-back targets Ousmane Diomande and Jean-Clair Todibo.

“I’m told there’s just some scouting activity, nothing concrete for either of those players yet," said Romano.

"There are no talks or negotiations for Diomande so far. Todibo has also been watched but there’s no contact or negotiations as of now.

"It’s still early, so let’s see what happens in the next weeks.”

Both players have reportedly been on Chelsea's radar for a while but Romano's update suggests things are set to move slow for the Blues in the January transfer market.

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