Chelsea 'made a £50million bid for Romeo Lavia on deadline day' - just two months after Southampton signed the 18-year-old, according to a report.
Southampton bought the Belgian youth international from Manchester City for £14m in July, and he scored his first Premier League goal in the Saints' 2-1 win over Chelsea on Tuesday.
In the Blues' rush to sign players before the transfer window closed on September 1, they made a £50m bid for the defensive midfielder - which was rejected by Southampton, according to the Southern Daily Echo.