Chelsea are believed to have seen a gap bid rejected by Manchester City for Cole Palmer. The Blues have launched a shock transfer for 21-year-old ahead after Pep Guardiola refused to offer assurances that he'd be staying with the treble-winners past the switch deadline.

Palmer desires to play common soccer and Guardiola is unable to offer assurances of minutes to the highly-rated attacker regardless of the departure of Riyah Mahrez.

The Guardian are actually reporting that City have rejected a gap bid price £35m from Chelsea for Palmer.

West Ham and Brighton had been concentrating on the winger earlier within the switch window however did not make progress of their pursuit of the England U21 starlet.

Now it appears to be like as if Chelsea are ready to up the stress on City and check their stance over a sale.

Guardiola just lately mentioned after his participant netted within the Super Cup conquer Sevilla in Greece: "The opinion I had when he arrived is he wanted to leave, but now I don't know what's going to happen.

"I do not suppose a mortgage goes to occur. He's going to remain or going to promote, however I feel a mortgage will not be going to occur."

The Spaniard later added: "I perceive he desires to be extra energetic than the earlier season.

"But Riyad [Mahrez] has gone so we have one more place there. I cannot say anything because, of course, all the decisions need to be made by the club. The club has to decide what the best is. All together, we will do it."

Guardiola additionally mentioned after Palmer netted within the Community Shield towards Arsenal that conversations wanted available between the membership and his brokers.

Phil Foden has even struggled for begins this season at City and that doesn't bode properly for Palmer, who's beneath Foden in City's attacking pecking order.

City may understandably be reluctant to promote Palmer to a rival in Chelsea - even when the Blues will not be thought of to be a agency menace within the Premier League title race.

The champions are additionally working to finalise the signing of Matheus Nunes from Wolves.

The box-to-box midfielder missed coaching once more on Wednesday as he makes an attempt to pressure by way of the switch.

Guardiola has been a fan of Nunes since his Sporting days when he referred to as the Portuguese maestro "one of the best players in the world".

Any deal for Nunes may see Tommy Doyle head within the different course to Wolves.

City have already signed one attacker this summer season within the type of Jeremy Doku.