Chelsea launch improved bid for Borussia Dortmund star Jamie Gittens with just hours remaining on special transfer deadline day
Chelsea have launched a new bid for Dortmund star Jamie Gittens as they look to bolster their squad ahead of the Club World Cup.
The Blues have offered an improved €50million (£42m) offer as they look to scoop the Englishman with just hours left remaining of the special transfer deadline day.
Chelsea had previously offered Dortmund £29.5m but saw their offer rejected.
The Blues are hoping to sign the 20-year-old before Tuesday's deadline to play in the Club World Cup and are prepared to offer a seven-year contract.
Enzo Maresca 's side travel to the USA on Friday and face LAFC in their opening fixture in Atlanta on Monday.
City hold a 10 per cent sell-on clause for Gittens who left the club's academy in 2020 for Dortmund.
Gittens, who also had brief spells at Chelsea and Reading as a youngster, made his senior debut in the Bundesliga days after his 18th birthday.
He has racked up 106 appearances since, scoring 17 goals. Although, his breakout campaign came this past season, over the course of which he scored 12 goals and provided three assists in 48 games.
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