7am Chelsea news: Sarri holds Leicester inquest, Blues linked with Higuain swap deal and get Pulisic boost

MAURIZIO SARRI has held a full inquest into Chelsea's dismal defeat by Leicester before Christmas.

Read on for this plus more news and the latest gossip from Stamford Bridge.

OUT OF HIS MIND

MAURIZIO SARRI’S gift to his players has been a full blown inquest into the “mental confusion” gripping Chelsea.

Angry boss Sarri has made them watch video nasties of Saturday’s collapse against Leicester and held a series of meetings with the squad and individuals to try to stop the rot.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION

CHELSEA are in talks with AC Milan over a potential swap deal between Alvaro Morata and Gonzalo Higuain, according to reports.

The Spain striker, 26, has failed to convince Stamford Bridge boss Maurizio Sarri he is the man he needs up top with just four league goals so far this season.

PUL-ED IN

CHELSEA have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Christian Pulisic after Bayern Munich pulled out the race for the Dortmund star.

The Bundesliga champions have been scouting the American ace for the past 18-months, along with Liverpool.

ARSENAL FAVOURITES TO LAND CAHILL

ARSENAL are shock favourites to land Chelsea outcast Gary Cahill in January.

Cahill, 33, has played just seven times this season, including just once in the league, with the Gunners in need of reinforcements.

OUT WITH THE OLD

DAVID LUIZ is set to leave Chelsea next summer after Maurizio Sarri failed to convince the board to keep him.

The Brazilian is out of contract in six months' time and wants a new long-term deal - but the Blues chiefs will only offer a one-year extension due to him being over 30.

A REAL NAB

CHELSEA could miss out on the chance to sign Lyon's mercurial midfielder Nabil Fekir after he was offered to Real Madrid.

The French international came close to joining Liverpool in the summer, only for medical problem seeing  it fall through.