Chelsea Transfer News: Latest Radamel Falcao, Marquinhos and John Stones Rumours

Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao is reportedly being offered to Valencia by his agent, Jorge Mendes, ahead of a potential January move away from Stamford Bridge.

According to Spanish outlet Fichajes.net (h/t Metro's Mark Brus), the Blues are looking to get rid of the misfiring Colombian in the new year and Valencia are viewed by Mendes as a potential destination for him "due to the club’s current lack of options up front."

The report suggested Falcao's wages may be too high for the move to go through, but the 29-year-old's previous impact in La Liga with Atletico Madrid could prove attractive to Los Che.

Monaco loanee Falcao has failed to make his mark at Stamford Bridge since joining the Blues in the summer, scoring just one Premier League goal in seven appearances, per WhoScored.com.

He was similarly poor in his season-long loan spell with Manchester United in 2014-15.

Falcao is reportedly becoming frustrated with his lack of game time in west London, where he is third choice behind Diego Costa and Loic Remy, per the Sun (via Ryan Rosenblatt on Eurosport).

The former Porto star has undoubtedly been in major decline in the last few seasons, but he could potentially still find form again if given a chance in the right environment.

Valencia could be answer, but he will surely have to take a major wage cut if he is to secure a move to the Mestalla Stadium.

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Meanwhile, Chelsea are reportedly set to renew their interest in defensive duo John Stones and Marquinhos if they sell Juan Cuadrado to Juventus in January.

Per Matt Law in the Telegraph, Juve are eager to make Cuadrado's current loan spell in Turin a permanent move and are prepared to offer £16 million for the Colombian.

The report indicated that, should Cuadrado make a permanent move to Juventus in the new year, Blues manager Jose Mourinho can pursue Everton's Stones or Paris Saint-Germain's Marquinhos while still working within Chelsea's "one in, one out policy."

Per Bleacher Report's Sam Tighe, the defending Premier League champions have made a dreadful start to the new season, and they have been very weak in defence:

The addition of a new, tenacious defender could be a real boost in the second half of the season, and Stones or Marquinhos, both 21, could be long-term investments for Chelsea.

The Englishman would arguably be the better purchase considering he is already very experienced in the Premier League, but either would be a good starting block in the necessary rebuilding process of Chelsea's defence.