Chelsea Star Fuels Rumours With New Deal

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has fuelled transfer rumours linking him with a transfer to seven-time European champions AC Milan after he signed a new four-year contract with sportswear manufacturers Puma.

Italian Serie A giants AC Milan are also on the books of Puma.

The contract renewal for Fabregas has strengthened claims that he could sign for the Rossoneri when the January transfer window reopens in few weeks time.

Spanish international playmaker Fabregas has been a long-term target of AC Milan with recent reports claiming that the Italians are ready to spend as much as €11m to sign him.

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He has six months left on the five-year contract he signed for Chelsea when he joined the Blues from Catalan giants Barcelona in 2014.

Cesc Fabregas has barely featured for Chelsea this season especially in the Premier League.

He has played second fiddle under new Blues manager Maurizio Sarri due to the arrival of Italian midfielder Jorginho from Napoli in the summer.

The former Arsenal skipper would be a quality addition to a lean Milan midfield.

AC Milan are in need of midfield acquisitions after injury robbed them of two key midfielders.

Both Giacomo Bonaventura and Lucas Biglia have been ruled out until next year.