Chelsea transfer news: Blues defender Papy Djilobodji in talks over loan move to Werder Bremen

Negotiations: Werder Bremen have confirmed Papy Djilibodji (left) is a target for them this month
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Vaishali Bhardwaj19 January 2016

Chelsea defender Papy Djilobodji could be on the move this month after German club Werder Bremen confirmed they have opened negotiations with the Blues over a loan transfer for the 27-year-old.

Djilobodji was a surprise addition to Chelsea's team on transfer deadline day in the summer after the club signed the centre-back from French side Nantes following their failure to land their first-choice target John Stones from Everton.

The 27-year-old, however, has endured a difficult time with the club, having played just one minute of football for the champions since his move to England, which came in Chelsea's 4-1 win over Walsall in the Capital One Cup in September.

Despite his failure to break into the first team, Djilobodji’s agent Mouhamed Gueye insisted recently his client would do all he can to play more for the champions - although it now seems the defender could end his tricky stay at Chelsea by securing a loan switch to Germany.

When asked about a prospective loan move for Djilobodji, Werder Bremen's sporting director Thomas Gauge told Kreiszeitung Syke: "We are in negotiations."

Last month, Djilobodji was rumoured to be a target for Italian side Lazio, but his agent Mouhamed Gueye quashed any notion the defender could leave the Premier League for Serie A in January.

Speaking to Tuttomercatoweb, he said: "I do not know anything about a possible transfer of Papy to Lazio in January.

"From Rome right now I have not received any demonstration of interest to my client, let alone a phone call."

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