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Werder Bremen close on Chelsea defender Papy Djilobodji

Papy Djilobodji
Image: Papy Djilobodji moved to Stamford Bridge from Nantes in the summer

Defender Papy Djilobodji could join Werder Bremen on loan - after playing just one minute for Chelsea.

The 27-year-old defender signed from Nantes in August, but his solitary appearance came in the Capital One Cup at Walsall in September, when used as a late substitute.

Werder Bremen chief executive Thomas Eichin told Bild: "We are in negotiations."

Chelsea have declined to comment.

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Former Blues boss Jose Mourinho admitted the Senegal defender was signed on a recommendation.

But despite Chelsea's defensive lapses this season, neither Mourinho nor his successor Guus Hiddink, the caretaker boss, has fielded Djilobodji in a Premier League game.

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