Dede linked to Blues’ hunt for defender

CHELSEA’S search for a new left-back has centred on Borussia Dortmund’s Dede after the player claimed he had been approached by the club over a possible switch this summer.

Chelsea refused to comment on Dede’s admission but a deal is likely to be scuppered by attempts to obtain a work permit for the Brazilian.

Dede said: “There has been contact on two occasions, the first one was one-and-a-half months ago and the second about two weeks ago.