Chelsea close to lose star player to a number of Premier League clubs

A couple of English Premier League sides have been placed on red alert after it was disclosed that Premier League Champions Chelsea were ready to let youngster Charly Musonda depart the club on loan this winter transfer window.

The Belgian youngster has had to make only five appearances across all competitions for Chelsea this campaign and hit out at the London club via his personal Instagram post due to a lack of playing time.

Having to vie for starting place with top players like Willian, Eden Hazard and Pedro, the Blues were recently thought to prefer a loan switch for Musonda, provided the youngster goes to another Premier League club.

And as per a report by the Telegraph, the 21-year-old starlet has now attracted interest from English sides like Watford, Bournemouth, West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United as a result.

They are all interested in reinforcing their squad in the attack, the Chelsea youngster being on their respective wish lists. While Chelsea have transacted with all four English sides in recent windows, the report suggests that the player will only be permitted to join any other club that guarantees the most regular playing time.

The acquisition of recent signing of Ross Barkley has further given the green light that the Belgium U-21 international can spend the rest of the 2017/18 campaign out on loan elsewhere.