Chelsea have agreed personal terms with 20-year-old Jeremy Jacquet, but will still need to improve their bid to sign the Rennes and France Under-21 defender who is also wanted by Arsenal.

Chelsea have held further talks over Jeremy Jacquet of Rennes as they close on a new centre back for January

Manchester United are interested in Crystal Palace's 28-year-old France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta and Rennes' 20-year-old French defender Jeremy Jacquet.

Chelsea are monitoring Rennes' French centre-back Jeremy Jacquet and Saint-Etienne's Djylian N'Guessan but their priority is offloading players, including Axel Disasi, Raheem Sterling and Tyrique George

Crystal Palace are lining up Rennes' 20-year-old French defender Jeremy Jacquet as a possible replacement for Guehi.