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The 23-year-old's omission from the selection for Saturday's Liga win over Nacional was seen as an indication a deal with the Premier League champions was close, but the centre-back is back in the squad for Benfica's cup tie at Rio Ave on Wednesday.
Chelsea are running out of time to wrap it up, with the transfer window set to close at midnight on Monday.
The Blues are remaining silent about the progress of negotiations, which the Portuguese press today described as ongoing, although it has been suggested the parties are haggling over a player-plus-cash deal.
Slobodan Rajkovic and Nemanja Matic, currently at Vitesse Arnhem on season-long loans from Stamford Bridge, have been mentioned as possible makeweights.
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