'Sworn to secrecy': Journalist says he's been told about a Chelsea transfer story that's top secret

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Chelsea may end up selling a few players during the January transfer window.

Christopher Nkunku is unhappy at Chelsea and could leave the club, while Carney Chukwuemeka could leave Chelsea too.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall could leave Chelsea as well, and speaking on the London is Blue Podcast, Matt Law has shared an intriguing update about the midfielder.

Dewsbury-Hall has barely played for Chelsea this season.

According to Law, Chelsea want to sell the midfielder rather than loan him out, and there is apparently a huge club in Europe who are looking at signing him.

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Huge European club looking at Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Law claimed that there is a top club in Europe that holds a genuine interest in Dewsbury-Hall.

The journalist says that he's been sworn to secrecy around this deal, as any leak could scupper the transfer, but there is a genuine interest from a top team within Europe.

"It is brutal and I was surprised when I made a check on this yesterday that they would rather sell him than loan him. They want to sell him pretty much. This wasn't said to me but he clearly hasn't achieved the level they wanted him to achieve," Law said.

"£35m for Dewsbury-Hall. I think Chelsea still have a chance of recouping that. I've been sworn to secrecy, I can't say which club because I could mess up a deal, but one massive club in Europe are in for him, one massive club showing an interest and it's genuine. Whether it happens or not, I don't know, but I've been warned that if I write it or say it I could mess up the whole thing and it's not worth my while doing that."

Which team could be in for Dewsbury-Hall?

Law can't reveal which European side are in for Dewsbury-Hall, but an educated guess can be made via a bit of detective work.

When you're talking about massive European clubs, you're talking about a very select group of teams from Spain, Italy, France or Germany.

According to TBR Football's chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey, Real Madrid want a short-term midfield option, but they're not likely to be the team in for Dewsbury-Hall at the moment.

TBR Football also understands that Bayern Munich have looked around Europe for a new midfielder.

Barcelona have their own financial issues, so new signings may not be on the agenda there either.

Atletico Madrid could be an interesting case however.

Atleti have signed plenty of players from the Premier League recently such as Julian Alvarez, and, most notably, in the summer they signed another English midfielder from Chelsea – Conor Gallagher.

That transfer strategy suggests that Atletico Madrid may well be the team in for Dewsbury-Hall.

Italian clubs also have a recent track record of signing English players too.

AC Milan have no fewer than three former Chelsea stars on their books at the moment, and it wouldn't be a huge shock if they were eyeing a fourth.

Whether or not this deal comes off remains to be seen, but a huge move could be on the cards for Dewsbury-Hall this month.