Chelsea close in on Brighton’s Buonanotte

Brighton attacker Facundo Buonanotte is on a season-long loan at Chelsea.

The 20-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Leicester, was supposed to move to Leeds on a temporary basis, but Chelsea made a surprise move.

Last season, Buonanotte managed six goals and three assists for the Foxes, who were relegated to the Championship. Buonanotte has won two Argentina caps.

Co-sporting director Paul Winstanley and director of global recruitment Sam Jewell are two of Chelsea’s staff members who are well-versed in Buonanotte from their time at Brighton.

Meanwhile, fellow Brighton forward Julio Enciso is preparing to make a £13.8 million move to Chelsea’s partner club Strasbourg in order to return to the Blues after a year in France.

Alejandro Garnacho and Xavi Simons are two players Chelsea have been considering adding as an attacking threat to their squad.

Garnacho, a Manchester United winger, is expected to make a $40 million move to Tottenham, before Simons, who is expected to complete a £51.8 million move.

However, Chelsea is subject to restraints in the transfer market after Uefa fined them £26 million in July for breaking financial regulations.

They are under pressure to keep a “positive transfer balance” in place or they run the risk of ejecting fresh signings for the Champions League.

They must also remove players in order to welcome them. They have generated a record-setting £265 million in sales this summer.

The biggest sale was Noni Madueke’s £52 million move to Arsenal, with more money being raised by selling Alfie Gilchrist and Christopher Nkunku to AC Milan.