Chelsea are interested in signing Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka.

It is understood there has been no club-to-club contact and Sunderland would not welcome any offers, with the midfielder not for sale.

Xhaka is one of the midfield options Chelsea are looking at as they want to buy experienced players with proven Premier League experience.

Xhaka turns 34 in September so Chelsea would not pay over the odds.

New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso starts work next week and he had great success with Xhaka at Bayer Leverkusen, winning the Bundesliga.

[Sky Sports; first reported by Luca Cerchione - Calcio Napoli]

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(David Ornstein)

James will be unavailable until well into the KO stages. He is devastated but he has decided not to leave the camp, and instead wants to stay with the squad and fight to be fit in the hope of playing some mins in the latter stages of the tournament. He was seen beckoning to the bench in the Ghana game but was unable to be replaced, as 5 subs had been made.

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Into the knockouts. 🇵🇹

‼️ The agreement between Chelsea and Granit Xhaka on personal terms is guaranteed.

Xhaka is driving the move personally as he wants Chelsea, wants to reunite with Xabi Alonso and wants to live in London.

~ Fabrizio Romano

Chelsea’s return to action is just one month away! ⏳🇦🇺

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Contact has already been made between the parties to assess the feasibility of the transfer.

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Sunderland REJECT a £8m offer from Chelsea for Granit Xhaka.

Sunderland told Chelsea that Xhaka is NOT for sale at ANY PRICE.

Chelsea felt the bid they sent was fair but Sunderland viewed as unacceptable and insist no further proposals will be entertained.

— David_Ornstein

🚨🇨🇭 Granit Xhaka is PUSHING to go to Chelsea! The agreement is done on the contract because there's no problem; Xhaka only wants Chelsea. However, Sunderland are being tough in negotiations and strong in conversations because they don't want to sell.

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🚨🛜 New talks between Chelsea and Sunderland over Granit Xhaka are scheduled for Monday. Senior executives from both clubs remain in direct contact.

⚠️ The deal remains difficult, but is not off at this stage. Xhaka’s position is clear: he wants to join Chelsea and work under Xabi Alonso. Full agreement on personal terms is already in place, as revealed. #CFC

At the same time, Xhaka has great respect for Sunderland and remains patient. SkySportDE 🇨🇭

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🚨🇪🇨 Moisés Caicedo will be Ecuador captain from now on, also in the upcoming games.

Decision made and captain’s armband given by Valencia. ©️

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#INFO: Xabi Alonso intends to use pre-season to take a closer look at players, but we are told one attacker who will be staying is Geovany Quenda, the versatile 19-year-old arriving from Sporting CP on a deal worth up to £44m that was agreed last summer.

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