Chelsea are making an early move for Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger.

The Mirror says Chelsea have registered interest in signing Schweinsteiger on a pre-contract in January.

The Germany World Cup winger's contract expires next summer and his club have failed to agree a new one.

It means the 26-year-old, who has been at Bayern since he was a teenager, is able to sign a pre-contract with another club at the turn of the year.

Munich will lose a small fortune in transfer fees while the club that agrees a deal with Schweinsteiger will sign him on a free transfer in the summer.