8am Chelsea news: Milan star Kessie eyed, Drinkwater tipped for Fulham, Abraham's Wolves move threatened

Read all this plus more transfer news, views and gossip from Stamford Bridge.

CHELSEA DUEL SPURS FOR KESSIE

FRANCK KESSIE is under the microscope of Chelsea and Tottenham.

The Ivory Coast midfielder, on a two-year loan at AC Milan from Atalanta, is keen to play in the Premier League.

DRINK TO A REUNION

DANNY DRINKWATER is ODDS-ON to escape Chelsea this month and reunite with his former boss Claudio Ranieri at Fulham.

The midfielder has played just 30 minutes under Blues boss Maurizio Sarri in the Community Shield back in August.

TAMMY RETURN UNDER THREAT

TAMMY ABRAHAM’S move to Wolves is under massive threat because of a match he played in for Chelsea Under-23s.

The 21-year-old is trying to establish if Fifa recognise his August appearance in Premier League 2 against Derby as a competitive match, which would rule out a January move.

BLUES FAN FINED FOR HOMOPHOBIC ABUSE

A CHELSEA fan has been fined £965 and banned from football grounds for three years after admitting hurling homophobic abuse at the game against Brighton.

The man was ejected from the Amex during the Premier League clash that the Blues won 2-1.

SEVILLA IN FOR MORATA

ALVARO MORATA is set to be offered an escape from his Chelsea frustrations with a loan move to Sevilla.

The Spanish side is on the hunt for a new striker after letting Luis Muriel join Fiorentina in Italy — and Morata is the man they want.

COULD CALLUM BE A BAYERN BARGAIN?

YOU have to think a kid is something special to be prepared to pay £35m or more for him – especially if he is yet to start for his current club.

Here we assess what is next for Chelsea flier Callum Hudson-Odoi – who is being linked with Bayern, Juventus and RB Leipzig

BLUES PAID 'NO TAX'

PREM clubs paid less than £90m in tax BETWEEN them over nearly a decade, new figures have revealed.

In the period between 2008 and 2017, Arsenal were the biggest contributors to Inland Revenue funds by giving the Taxman £30m.

OD ONE OUT

CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI could be on course for a dramatic move to Juventus.

Bayern Munich were said to be leading RB Leipzig in the race for the Blues wonderkid's signature, but the Italian giants are now said to be mulling a bid.

SARRI TO SAY, IT COULD BE A CON JOB

MAURIZIO SARRI might only have been in the Chelsea job for six months, but could he be about to fall out with the club already?

Here's our verdict on whether he could end up like predecessor Antonio Conte – as he too battles to win resources for squad-strengthening.

BATS IN THE PALACE

CRYSTAL PALACE are considering a move for Chelsea flop Michy Batshuayi after their loan deal for Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke fell apart, according to reports.

The Belgian is currently on loan at Valencia where he struggles with first-team opportunities.

WILSON STILL WANTED

CHELSEA will continue their pursuit of Callum Wilson despite forking out £58million on Christian Pulisic, according to reports.

Boss Maurizio Sarri is desperate to bolster his attack and replace the misfiring Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata.

PULISIC COULD LAND £50M SPONSORSHIP

CHRISTIAN PULISIC can become as BIG a star commercially as US sports giants LeBron James and Serena Williams, his former mentor Doug Harris believes.

LA Lakers star James, 34, is said to earn around £50million in endorsements a year, while tennis legend Williams, 37, clocked in an astonishing £16m.

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