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Defender in talks to complete Chelsea transfer in January, Blues monitoring Manchester United target

Papy Djilobodji has only played just one minute for Chelsea since joining the club in the summer from French club Nantes.

The 27-year-old defender doesn’t seem to be in the first team plans of manager Guus Hiddink, and he is looking for a move elsewhere to get regular games.

According to reports from The Guardian, Djilobodji could join Werder Bremen on loan during the January transfer window.

The Werder Bremen chief executive, Thomas Eichin, told Bild: “We are in negotiations.”

He hasn’t played a single Premier League game, and his solitary appearance to date came in the Capital One Cup against Walsall in September.