Swansea City hope to close in on a season-long loan deal for Chelsea midfielder Josh McEachran in the January transfer window.
BBC Sport understands the Swans are in talks with their Premier League rivals about signing the 18-year-old to boost their top-flight survival hopes.
McEachran returned from a five-week lay-off because of an ankle injury in Chelsea's 2-1 win at Wolves on Monday.
"We've enquired about him," confirmed Swansea first-team coach Colin Pascoe.
"We want him, he'll suit us and hopefully he'll come to us.
Swansea have already signed Iceland international midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, Northern Ireland Under-21 striker Rory Donnelly and former France youth international defender Darnel Situ in this transfer window.
Swans boss Brendan Rodgers admitted his interest in McEachran in October before the young midfielder suffered the ankle injury in their Carling Cup defeat to Liverpool on 29 November.
"He is a wonderful talent and the positive thing is that clubs see Swansea as a club that can develop such talents," Rodgers said at the time.
McEachran graduated through the academy ranks at Stamford Bridge, where Rodgers worked as a youth coach until 2008 - and the Swansea manager will hope his links can help boost his midfield options.
"I'm not sure where I'm going out on loan yet," McEachran said on Twitter. "I will let you all know as soon as I do."
But Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas criticised Rodgers after he publicly expressed an interest in signing McEachran, insisting: "It shouldn't be allowed and it doesn't work like that."
Rodgers, though, has attracted Chelsea players on loan previously as Italy Under-21 striker Fabio Borini was at Swansea last season.
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