Chelsea are ready to move for Saint-Etienne defender Kurt Zouma.
Reports suggest that Blues boss Jose Mourinho could make a £10million move for the 19-year old Frenchman in January.
Zouma, currently serving a 10-match ban for a disastrous tackle on Sochaux's Thomas Guerbert last month, is highly rated in France and is expected to force his way into Didier Deschamps' Les Bleus line-up soon.
Mourinho is looking for a new central defender to bring to Stamford Bridge with John Terry getting on and David Luiz being linked with a potential winter move.
