Chelsea are closing in on a deal for Barcelona contract rebel Ousmane Dembele, according to a new report.The Blues are finally able to start planning for next season after Todd Boehly's £4.25billion takeover was officially rubber-stamped earlier this week.
Chelsea had been unable to chase new signings or even negotiate new deals with existing players ever since the club's former owner, Roman Abramovich, was slapped with sanctions by the UK government back in March.
But the Blues are finally back in business now that Boehly has taken over from the Russian supremo - and Thomas Tuchel has wasted no time in lining up his first summer deal.
According to a new report from talkSPORT, Chelsea are the favourites to snare Dembele when his contract at the Nou Camp officially expires at the end of this month.
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