The 23-year-old's affrontive nature, he was handed a red card against Brentford in April for lashing out at Nathan Collins off the ball, mirrors the temperament of out-of-favour Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson, who's received two red cards in his last two games for the Blues.

Chelsea are interested in another Premier League attacker despite agreeing deals to sign Jamie Gittens and Joao Pedro. Chelsea have recruited ahead of the new season, snapping up the likes of Liam Delap and Mamadou Sarr.

João Pedro has chosen Chelsea over Newcastle United and will sign for the club for around £50 million in time to play in the Club World Cup quarter-finals this week.