West Ham are allegedly now in the race for him along with Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich at around £25 million this summer according to the Daily Mail.
And the Hammers, with former Stamford Bridge star Kurt Zouma now skipper. are ready to return to the club for a would be partner.
He made 25 Premier League appearances for Chelsea last season anmd averaged 1.2 tackles, one interception and 2.2 clearances per game (Who Scored).
He is also able to cover at defensive midfield but the big concern is that he has been out injured with a hamstring problem for quite a while.