Chelsea are reportedly interested in Borussia Monchengladbach defender Matthias Ginter, the 26-year-old has been hailed as the next Sergio Ramos.
The Blues have already raided the Bundesliga for Timo Werner and Kai Havertz this past summer.
However, according to Kicker, Chelsea are preparing to bid for the Germany international.
The centre back has been likened to Real Madrid captain Ramos by the man who skippered Germany to the World Cup in 1990, Lothar Matthaus.
Matthaus told Sky Sports Germany: 'Ginter has become a leader at the back, in a similar way to Ramos at Real.