Chelsea's partner club in talks for England youngster

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  • Author, Nizaar Kinsella
  • Role, 大象传媒 Sport football news reporter

Chelsea鈥檚 partner club Strasbourg are in talks to sign England Under-20 international Archie Brown from Ghent.

The Alsace club - owner almost entirely by Chelsea's parent company BlueCo - are keen to sign a left-back this summer and have identified Brown, 22, who left English football to build a career in Belgium.

Brown also has other Premier League options as Strasbourg aim to drive down his estimated 拢7m asking price.

The former Derby County youngster has taken an unusual development pathway, leaving English football for Ineos-owned Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland in 2021 before joining Ghent last summer.

The Blues would monitor his development in France as they seek to benefit from their fledgling multi-club model, which is partly based on the successful 11-team City Football Group, led by Premier League champions Manchester City.