Chelsea still want to sign ‘exciting’ player who rejected them this summer

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Reports have claimed that Chelsea are still interested in signing Club Brugge starlet Antonio Nusa when the transfer window returns.

According to the Evening Standard though, the Blues are one of as many as 20 teams who are interested in signing the 18-year-old.

It looked as if Chelsea were trying to steal a march on a number of their rivals as they attempted to bring in Nusa this summer.

They made a bid on deadline day to try and secure his services, however the deal did not come to fruition.

The Blues kept hold of first team stars Conor Gallagher and Ian Maatsen, despite the potential that they could have made some serious money for them.

Chelsea still want Nusa

It has also emerged since that the player was offered a large amount of money by the Blues to sign a contract with them. However, he has claimed that he is happy staying at the Belgian side.

However, this has not put off the Blues as they prepare to enter the market again to try and sign the player previously described as ‘exciting’.

Deadline day only saw them make one addition to the squad in the form of Cole Palmer, who was selected due to his versatility to play along the attack.

His abilities were on show in a cameo appearance off the bench against Nottingham Forest last weekend, as he impressed despite the Blues not getting back into the game.

It remains to be seen if he will be handed a start when domestic football returns following the international break.