Chelsea have reportedly made solid headway with their plans to get both Thiago Silva and Andreas Christensen signed on to new Stamford Bridge deals.
The defensive duo have become key figures under Thomas Tuchel, though each find themselves coming to the end of their contracts in west London.
Now, it is reported that the Premier League side have 'made a major breakthrough' in discussions with both stars and renewals now appear to be imminent.
Chelsea took something of a risk with veteran star Silva when taking the 37-year-old on as a free agent from Paris Saint-Germain on lucrative terms, but the Brazilian has settled astutely into Premier League life.