Hakan Calhanoglu will not be leaving Bayer Leverkusen for Chelsea during the January transfer window.

However, the Premier League leaders could make a move for the Turkey playmaker in the summer.

Calhanoglu has gained a reputation as one of Europe's top dead-ball specialists, and has been linked with the likes of Barcelona and Manchester United.

The 22-year-old has scored five goals in 16 appearances for Leverkusen this season, with the Bundesliga club securing passage to the last-16 of the Champions League at the expense of Group E rivals Tottenham with a 1-0 win at Wembley.

Calhanoglu said back in 2015 that he wanted to be the equivalent of Germany's Mesut Ozil for the Turkish national team, and has scored eight goals in 26 international matches.

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Conte's search for an additional playmaker is likely to continue in the summer, with the manager able to invest the bulk of the £60million earned through the sale of Oscar to Shanghai SIPG.

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