Thursday's transfer rumors - Bundesliga defensive duo on Chelsea wishlist

Latest transfer rumors from around the footballing world, including Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and more.

London rivals track promising defender.

Arsenal and Tottenham are both in the race to sign Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan N’Dicka.

The 21-year-old center-back has showed great promise this season playing a key role for Frankfurt, with the team having lost just twice since his return from injury.

Arsenal are leading the chase for N’Dicka and could make a move for him in the summer. [Bild]

Braithwaite rejected Premier League move.

Martin Braithwaite was offered a way out of FC Barcelona in the January transfer window.

West Brom, struggling to get out of the relegation zone, showed an interest in the Danish striker with the view of picking him up on loan with an option to buy.

The former Leganes man, who has a contract with the Catalan giants until 2024, however, was against the idea of leaving Camp Nou. [Sport]

Sarri snubs Marseille interest.

Maurizio Sarri has turned down a managerial offer from Marseille.

The Ligue 1 outfit reached out to Sarri after suspending manager Andre Villas-Boas who, enraged by the club’s decision to sign Olivier Ntcham from Celtic, offered to step down from his position.

The former Juventus and Chelsea head coach, who is currently without a job, is not interested in taking charge of a club halfway through the season.

Marseille, who are also linked with former Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre, though, are prepared to make another offer. [Sky Sports]

Chelsea want Sule & Upamecano.

Bayern Munich pair Niklas Sule and David Alaba and RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano are the defensive targets for Chelsea for the summer.

Thomas Tuchel wants to reinforce his backline and is keen on adding at least one of the aforementioned players to his squad.

Bayern, meanwhile, also have their eyes on Upamecano with Alaba’s future up in the air and Sule, who is tied to the club until 2022, unable to fins form ever since his return from injury. [Bild]