Overview
- Chelsea have made checks on Roggerio Nyakossi according to Sunday reports sourced to The Sun and echoed by Yahoo Sports and CaughtOffside.
- Nyakossi is expected to cost about £8m with one year left on his contract in the summer, as reported by those outlets.
- Liverpool, Everton, West Ham, Fulham and Crystal Palace are also credited with interest in the 22-year-old centre-back.
- Chelsea are reported to be prioritising a centre-back after defensive struggles this season and plans to offload at least three defenders.
- Nyakossi is a 6ft 4in Switzerland Under-21s captain at OH Leuven with 19 league appearances, three goals and reported solid duel numbers, and he has called the speculation pleasing while no bids or club confirmations have been disclosed.