Chelsea transfer news: Juve chief gives huge Higuain transfer update, Bayern make 30m bid for Chelsea player, Blues to have talks with Barca player, and more - 3rd January, 2019

#5 Maurizio Sarri talks about Pulisic deal

Pulisic is set to join Chelsea in the summer

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri spoke about Chelsea's transfer deal to sign Borussia Dortmund winger Christian Pulisic in the summer, revealing that he didn't know that the deal was completed.

“I didn’t know anything about Pulisic yesterday [Tuesday]. The club asked my opinion about him about one month ago. My opinion was positive. Today I have known that the deal is done, but I didn’t know anything," said Sarri.

Pulisic will stay on loan at the German club till the summer.

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#6 Michy Batshuayi to Crystal Palace, Tammy Abraham a target for many PL clubs

Tammy Abraham has scored 16 goals in 20 games for Aston Villa

Chelsea are set to offload many of their loan stars with FIFA's new loan rules set to be put in force in 2020. Two players who may leave in the January transfer window, as per The Guardian are strikers, Michy Batshuayi and Tammy Abraham.

Batshuayi is currently on loan at Spanish club Valencia, but has scored just once in 12 appearances. Crystal Palace are rumoured to be interested in his signature.

Meanwhile, Abraham has been in stellar form for Aston Villa in the Championship, scoring 16 goals in 20 appearances in the league. Wolves are rumoured to be interested in signing the striker for £18 million