Sources: Nottingham Forest and West Ham race to sign Trevoh Chalobah after Chelsea U-turn
Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Fulham are among the clubs eyeing a late-window move for Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah, sources have told Football Insider.
It is believed the 24-year-old is also attracting interest from European clubs ahead of the 1 February deadline.
Football Insider revealed on Friday (26 January) that Chelsea are now willing to allow Chalobah to leave the club on loan in the final days of the transfer window.
That is a U-turn on their original plan, which was to sell the defender permanently to boost their coffers – as any sale of the centre-back would be considered pure profit under Financial Fair Play rules.
Chalobah could now put himself in the shop window with a loan move away from Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea even willing to sanction a loan-to-buy deal for the academy product.
Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Fulham all have the space in their squad to bring in a loan signing from a fellow Premier League club before the 1 February deadline.
It is believed all three clubs are on the hunt for defensive reinforcements.
Chalobah is yet to appear in the 2023-24 campaign due to injury – and his lack of availability is believed to be the reason for the dearth of permanent interest in his services.
He suffered a serious hamstring injury in pre-season and a setback in October but is now on the comeback trail.
In any case, he will be low down the pecking order of Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge – with the Argentine rating the likes of Axel Disasi, Levi Colwill and Benoit Badiashile above him.
In other news, Nottingham Forest face “disaster” if relegated – “it’s a crisis”.
For more Nottingham Forest and exclusive news, follow us on Facebook or join our brand new WhatsApp Channel for instant updates to be sent straight to your phone.