Chelsea may sign direct replacement for £30m player if they sell him this month

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Reports have claimed that Chelsea are considering going back into the market to replace one player if they end up selling him this month.

According to The Telegraph, the Blues will scout out a left-back if they finalise a deal to sell Ian Maatsen this summer.

Maatsen has found opportunities difficult to come by this season at Stamford Bridge. This is despite being an extremely impressive part of their pre-season campaign.

He has made just one Premier League start, where he was actually playing as far out of his natural position as possible.

Despite injuries for Ben Chilwell and Marc Cucurella, the 21-year-old has not been able to get minutes under his belt.

Instead, Mauricio Pochettino has preferred to start Levi Colwill there, despite him very much being a natural centre-back.

Chelsea prepared to replace Maatsen

There was quite the effort made to sell him late in the summer transfer window, with them even accepting a bid for his services on deadline day.

Dortmund are now reportedly interested in his services for the current transfer window, with the Blues seemingly open to a deal.

However, they are holding out for a reported fee of around £30m, which is something the Bundesliga side are looking to avoid paying if possible.

If he does move on though, it has now been claimed that the Blues may be interested in replacing him with another left-back, given the fact that on paper they will have no fit ones available.

If they are looking for a cut-price option who could end up being a star for the future, they should look no further than Valentin Barco.

His release clause means he will be available to sign from Boca Juniors for a fee of around £8m, and the fact he is being chased by a number of top sides in Europe suggests he is a serious talent.