CHELSEA have contacted Leicester over signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, transfer reports say.
Dewsbury-Hall played under new head coach Enzo Maresca, who replaced Mauricio Pochettino earlier this summer.
According to The Athletic, no formal offer has been made yet.
But the 25-year-old is believed to be only willing to leave his boyhood club if it was to reunite with Maresca at Stamford Bridge.
His current Foxes contract runs until 2027 but Dewsbury-Hall is seen as an ideal fit for the style of football Chelsea want to play.
Dewsbury-Hall made 49 appearances in all competitions for Leicester last season, scoring 12 goals on their way to winning the Championship.
Brighton also held talks over signing Dewsbury-Hall in January– but a move never moved forward.
And in a twist, Fabrizio Romano reported Brighton and Leicester agreed on swap between Dewsbury-Hall and Jakub Moder.
Medicals were said to have been booked until Chelsea inquired over Dewsbury-Hall leaving the deal up in the air.
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Moder is believed to have completed the first part of his medical for Leicester while Dewsbury-Hall’s was scheduled in Brighton.
Chelsea are looking to bolster their midfield in the summer and have also been linked with Leeds’ Archie Gray.
The Blues are believed to have made their interest known to Leeds over a deal for Gray despite no offer being made, The Telegraph say.
Under Chelsea’s new regime – led by co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali – the emphasis has been on recruiting young talent.
The West Londoners have an agreement in principle to sign forward Marc Guiu, 18, from Barcelona.
And they are also close to completing the signing of defender Aaron Anselmino, 19, from Boca Juniors.
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