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Conrad Harder could return to the radar of a Premier League giant. The Danish forward, who left Sporting last summer to join Leipzig, is now on loan at Strasbourg and has been closely monitored by Chelsea, under Xabi Alonso, who may consider making a move as early as the January transfer window.

The move to France is particularly significant in this scenario, since the French club belongs to BlueCo, the group that also owns the English side. According to TEAMtalk, the striker’s spell with the French team is acting as a kind of trial period for the London club’s decision-makers, at a time when the loan deal does not include any purchase option.

At 21, the Denmark international will therefore have a chance to once again show the level he displayed at Alvalade. His debut could hardly have started better. Harder came on during the match against Troyes and needed only a few minutes to make his mark, scoring one of the goals for Hugo Oliveira’s side.

Since then, however, the forward has yet to score again, although his playing time has gradually increased. So far, he has not started a single match for the French team. His recent path helps explain the attention surrounding the player.

after the green-and-whites invested around €19 million to sign him from Nordsjaelland. Now, alongside Chelsea, Leeds, Everton, Sevilla, Lazio and Galatasaray have also been linked with his name.

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