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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chelsea have opened talks with Borussia Monchengladbach in a bid to sign their forward, Marcus Thuram.<\/p>\n

This was disclosed by transfer guru, Fabrizio Romano in a tweet via his Twitter handle at the weekend.<\/p>\n

Romano tweeted, \u201cChelsea consider Marcus Thuram as big opportunity on the market \u2014 with further talks to take place in the next days to discuss conditions and price tag for January.<\/p>\n

\u201cThuram will consider all his options as he won\u2019t extend his contract with Borussia and he\u2019d be free in June.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Manchester United have suffered a transfer blow in their bid to sign Borussia Monchengladbach goalkeeper, Yann Sommer.<\/p>\n

The Red Devils are keeping tabs on Sommer in this January transfer window amid doubts over their first-choice goalkeeper David de Gea\u2019s future at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

Erik ten Hag\u2019s side, though, are facing strong competition from Bayern Munich, who are looking for a shot-stopper to fill in for Manuel Neuer, who is currently injured.<\/p>\n

But Borussia Monchengladbach director, Roland Virkus, has now insisted that the Switzerland international won\u2019t be allowed to leave the club this month.<\/p>\n

Virkus told the Rheinische Post: \u201cWe will not let Yann Sommer go in January. We have also informed Bayern.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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