Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel 'is interested in Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Jonas Hofmann' with the £14million-rated Germany international potentially following Marco Rose through the exit door.
Gladbach manager Rose, 44, will take over at Borussia Dortmund this summer and there are fears an exodus of players could follow.
One of those, according to German newspaper Bild, could be the highly-rated Hofmann, 28, who worked together with Tuchel at Dortmund.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel 'is keeping tabs on Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Jonas Hofmann' ahead of a possible move this summer
Bild report there has been contact between Tuchel and Hofmann, with the 28-year-old potentially keen on a fresh challenge after five years at Gladbach.