Chelsea fans have been talking about Lucas Digne a lot recently, with the French left-back a trending topic on Twitter.
Here's why he's such a hot topic among the Blues:
Chilwell ruled out for the season
Ben Chilwell picked up a knee injury in Chelsea's game against Juventus and the initial hope was that he would only miss a couple of months.
That was proven to be futile when Chilwell had to undergo surgery on his ACL after Christmas, meaning he will miss the rest of the season.
Chelsea's search for replacements
With Marcos Alonso the only senior left wing-back left at the club, the Blues had to think about bringing someone to fill in during January.
One of the names was Everton's Lucas Digne, with the Blues reportedly entering the race for him as early as the second week of December.
Everton sign a new left-back
The rumours went to the next level when Everton opened the January transfer window by signing Ukrainian left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko.
This came amid claims that Digne had fallen out with manager Rafa Benitez, thus handing Chelsea a boost in their potential pursuit.
All of these thing have led to optimism that the Blues can bring Digne to Stamford Bridge. Fans are excited at the prospect of having a Premier League proven player fill in for the injured Chilwell.
