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We had always said that this period post Club World Cup was going to be a vital one for Chelsea and making sales, and it’s looking that way already.

The Blues got a lot of their buying done before or during the tournament, now they’ve got to get into their annual summer fire sale. Some are progressing really well – Djordje Petrovic and Noni Madueke have already gone for big fees, Renato Veiga and Joao Felix look to be next.

KDH a potential next departure for Chelsea

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in action for Chelsea (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

That will still leave plenty of business to be done however, and one of the more interesting deals is a potential departure for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

From what we understand, the midfielder is a player the club will happily let go at the right price, but are otherwise ready to keep around as a squad player, one trusted by Enzo Maresca who continued to get minutes at the Club World Cup even as more competition was drafted in.

Well it looks like we may have some decisions to make. Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth has just Tweeted that Fulham are “interested” in Dewsbury-Hall, and have “explored the conditions of a loan and a permanent deal.”

If they like what they hear, they will then make a “formal approach to Chelsea.”

Fulham going through first stages of exploring their interest in midfielder

So it sounds like things are at the very earliest stages, but equally this sort of information is unlikely to come out unless there’s serious interest and a solid chance of a bid.

Dewsbury-Hall was a useful Conference League backup who could cover the attacking midfield positions and even play out wide, but the talent arriving this summer may make a departure sensible now for all parties. We would expect Chelsea ask for a fee very similar to the £30m their paid a year ago.