Chelsea have rejected a ‘significant’ transfer bid for wonder striker Mason Burstow from League One Charlton

Charlton side LEAGUE ONE have rejected a ‘significant’ transfer offer from Chelsea for 18-year-old striker Mason Burstow.

Chelsea are said to be very interested in the young talent who has scored six goals in 14 appearances for the Addicks.

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Burstow is not in Charlton The squad for tonight’s clash with Portsmouth as speculations continue to swirl around his future.

The owner of the Addicks, Thomas Sandgaard said to talkSPORT Two official bids have been tabulated for Burstow’s services.

One of those is believed to be from Chelsea, although none of the bids match Charlton’s valuation of the prized striker.

Brentford has also been linked with a move for young players.

Burstow’s last outing for the Addicks was in the EFL Trophy loss to Hartlepool last week, in which he scored.

He also scored his first professional football goal as a substitute in a 6-1 win over Crawley Town in August.

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Sandgaard has also confirmed elsewhere that ‘many teams’ from Premier League is very interested in Burstow, but there is hope that he will stay at Valley until at least the end of the season.

He told South London Press: “We have many Premier League teams fishing to see if they can do a quick deal when it comes to Burstow.

“We’ll see what happens. I don’t think any of them have reached the price point I was expecting, given his talent. We’re just sitting tight.

“Contrary to the past, we can wait and see if the price is right instead of panic selling on the last day of the open. That doesn’t happen anymore.

“There’s just the right value for a very talented player like Mason Burstow.

“We’ll see what happens. If it doesn’t happen now, it probably will in a year or two.”

Chelsea have yet to sign a contract in January, but already was linked with a late slip for Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele.

It is claimed The Blues have made a final investigation into his services, with Dembele in the last six months of his contract with Barca.

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