Reports from Spain have claimed that one Premier League player is actually pushing to leave his current club as soon as possible.
According to Sport, Newcastle United star Bruno Guimaraes is now keen to leave his club after being linked in recent days with a switch to Chelsea.
The Blues are yet to really show their hand in the January transfer market, however links have not disappeared to some top candidates from England and beyond.
One of those has been Guimaraes, with Chelsea potentially looking to make the most of a reported need to sell up in the North-East.
There have already been brief links to the addition of striker Alexander Isak, who would certainly solve a number of their goalscoring issues in the short-term and turn into a fantastic addition in the coming seasons.
However, if they were looking to add a midfielder to their ranks, they could raid Eddie Howe’s side for the Brazilian and test the club’s resolve in the transfer market.
Guimaraes wants to leave Newcastle
It has now been claimed that the player who currently has a £99m release clause in his contract is actually now pushing to leave the club as soon as possible, with there being a couple of weeks left in the transfer window.
It would perhaps be advisable for the Blues to look elsewhere if they were going to strengthen their squad this month, with there being more glaring issues to address right now.
The striker position is one of those where they would seemingly need to be more likely to look at, and
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