Chelsea's managerial uncertainty is set to see them miss out on Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri.

With no appointment made and the fact deadline day has moved forward - it now shuts on August 9 as opposed to August 31 - is putting their plans in jeopardy.

Sky Sports man Dharmesh Sheth told the Transfer Talk podcast: “Chelsea and Arsenal both remain interested in Jean-Michael Seri.

"We've been talking about it in the last few minutes, the managerial situation of Chelsea is uncertain, that could prove a stumbling block to any transfer. It's also thought that Arsenal are looking for other players.

“Arsenal's interest is through the head of their football relations - Raul Sanllehi.

“Seri is available for £35million. A further twist is his next destination could be influenced by the arrival of Patrick Vieira as the new head coach at Nice now.

“Vieira has strong links with Manchester City having managed their sister club New York City.

“We are told that City are keeping tabs on the Seri situation. While they continue to try and push through a deal for the Napoli midfielder Jorginho.

“One significant thing with this whole situation with Seri is we understand his preference is to move to the Premier League.

“It could be an interesting one. It could rumble on for a couple of weeks yet."