Jose Mourinho eyeing Chelsea raid as Roma consider bid for wantaway Blues star Trevoh Chalobah

Roma are considering a January bid to sign Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea, according to a report.

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• Roma looking at new defenders
• Chalobah on Italian team's radar
• Chelsea ready to sell centre-back

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Serie A side are in need of reinforcements at centre-back with Chris Smalling, Diego Llorente and Marash Kumbulla all out through injury.

  According to , Roma are considering bringing in a new defender in the January transfer window and Chelsea's Chalobah has emerged as an option.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Chelsea are ready to sell Chalobah in the winter market because he does not have a place in Mauricio Pochettino's plans. The Chelsea youth academy graduate is eager to make a move, too, and came close to joining Bayern Munich in the summer, but the deal fell through.

• AND WHAT'S MORE

  Chalobah is not the only defender Roma have their eye on, according to the report. The Serie A club could opt to reunite Jose Mourinho with Tottenham's Eric Dier, who has not made a single appearance for Ange Postecoglou's team this season. Red Bull Salzburg's Oumar Solet is also on the Giallorossi's radar, while veteran centre-back Jerome Boateng is also seen as an option after Bayern backed out of a deal to sign him.

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  WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

  Roma will likely field the emergency pairing of defensive midfielders Bryan Cristante and Leandro Paredes at centre-back for their weekend clash against Monza.