Thursday, 15th January, 2015
Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud has confirmed that the club are no longer trying to pursue a move for Chelsea defensive midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah.
The England Under-21 international is a highly-rated midfielder in Chelsea’s ranks and just returned to Stamford Bridge after completing a loan spell at Burnley.
Bordeaux were keen to bring the 20-year-old to the Stade Chaban-Delmas this month on a loan move, but have eventually backed out of the race.
The club president reasoned that the French Football Federation (FFF) and Ligue 1 won’t ratify the deal as Chalobah has already represented two clubs this season.
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“The FFF and the league have told us that it is impossible for them to approve the deal, so there was no hope”, Triaud told French daily Sud-Ouest.
“For us, the Chalobah chapter is closed.”
Chalobah made four Premier League appearances this season for Burnley before returning to Chelsea.
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