Yesterday evening, football fans were in Mike Ditka Jersey total surprise as Fabrizio Romano central defender, with the Croatian seemingly a replacement.Romano has reported a few times previously that Leipzig considered " ", but it seems that Chelsea's bid of 77million and the decision to loan Gvardiol back to Leipzig for the rest of the season was enough to turn the German side's head.However, this evening, has Cody Whitehair Jersey reported that Chelsea are considering waiting until the January window to restart talks for the highly sought-after defender, due to fears they may overpay if they rush to sort out a deal.Johnson alledges that Leipzig were guilty of increasing Gvardiol's asking price during talks, with the fee said to have started at 60million, then 69.2million, before the 77million fee was agreed upon.Scroll to ContinueWith the Prince Amukamara Jersey idea of loaning him back, the thought of Gvardiol not even playing for Chelsea this season is another reason the Blues aren't keen on getting the deal done before Thursday's 11pm transfer deadline. Jim McMahon Jersey If Chelsea eventually agree a deal for Gvardiol in full, it will be a serious coup. Manchester City are said to have had previous interest in the 2002-born player, with rumours going around that they had submitted a 66milllion bid for the Croatian at the start of August .Should Gvardiol arrive at Stamford Bridge next season, he would join a fearsome corps of centrebacks in , , and as it looks likely that is building for a future with a three at the back formation.Read More Bobby Massie Jersey Chelsea Stories