Chelsea are hard at work planning their winter business in anticipation of the January transfer window, which opens in less than two weeks.

In Mauricio Pochettino’s pursuit of a new striker to complement Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja, the Blues have recognized a need to bolster the final third of the field.

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Gyokeres has scored 16 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions after joining from Coventry City in the summer for £18.5 million.

Chelsea is interested in signing Gyokeres before the January transfer market opens because of his goal-scoring prowess during his brief time at Sporting.

The Mirror reports that in order to sign the Sweden international from his present club, the Blues would need to pay a fee of up to £85 million.

It is thought that this amount represents Gyokeres’ release clause, as Sporting is hesitant to let the striker go during the January transfer window.

Sporting manager Ruben Amorim made it plain over the week that his team has no plans to trade a valued asset.

Amorim informed the press that Gyokeres had a release clause and that rumors circulated in January that he would only be able to go under this provision.

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Coventry, Gyokeres’s last club, is supposedly set to earn an £850,000 payout once he scores 25 goals.

Arsenal, another London rival, might challenge Chelsea for the signature of Sporting’s marksman.

Gyokeres and Ousmane Diomande, both from Sporting, are apparently the targets of a £150 million double raid by the Gunners.