Chelsea are keen to take Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke on-loan.
The Daily Mail says Chelsea are exploring a loan move for Benteke.
Antonio Conte is desperate to sign a target man with Premier League experience this month to help his side's top-four push.
Benteke is among the candidates identified by the Blues hierarchy.
The Premier League champions would prefer to loan Benteke for the rest of the season; Palace, however, are unwilling to consider a temporary switch.
The Eagles, though, may be willing to let the Belgian leave on a permanent deal. Chelsea would prefer to make a loan signing as they expect Conte to leave the club in the summer.
However, as time passes Chelsea may be forced to commit a substantial transfer fee to ensure they can get a new striker over the line.