Chelsea set to replace Armando Broja with £86m star

With the January transfer window fast approaching, Chelsea are said to be pushing for another move for AC Milan star Rafael Leao as they seek to find replacement for Armando Broja who is ruled out for the season with ACL injury.

According to journalist Simon Phillips, Chelsea will try and submit a new £86 million bid for the 23-year-old in January with the Portuguese star who has 18 months left on his contract, refusing to sign an extension with Serie A club.

Phillips told GiveMeSport: “At the moment, he’s not signing anything with Milan and it doesn’t look like he’s going to at this point, so Chelsea are sensing something can be done there.

“They’ve made available proposals already to Milan that have been rejected. But they’re going to push again in January to try and sign Leão, especially off the back of this news with Broja.”