Borussia Monchengladbach are desperate to sign defender Andreas Christensen on a permanent basis from Chelsea, using money banked from the sale of Granit Xhaka to get the job done.
The Bundesliga side sold midfielder Xhaka to Arsenal for €45m recently and are already planning to spend the money to strengthen their side.
A priority is to keep defender Christensen at the club permanently and according to German daily Bild, Gladbach are willing to pay Chelsea €20m for the Dane's signature.
However, Gladbach are aware that Chelsea may not be moved by a bid of €20m for a defender they rate highly and who has been spoken of as a potential successor to John Terry in the heart of the Blues backline.
Indeed, the Bundesliga club will offer Chelsea the chance to insert a buy-back clause into the deal, meaning they could re-sign Christensen at some point in the future.
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Gladbach sporting director Max Eberl did a similar deal with Chelsea for Thorgan Hazard and is hopeful of repeating the trick with Christensen.
The 20-year-old joined Gladbach on a two-year loan deal from Chelsea in the summer of 2015.
And despite his tender years he instantly made an impact at Borussia-Park.
