Chelsea to make bid for Baines?

Chelsea are the latest team to have made a bid for Everton defender Leighton Baines and have reportedly offered the Toffees Ashley Cole in exchange.According to reports on Christmas Eve, Leighton Baines, a long time target for Man Utd, has told his agent that he is ready to leave Goodison Park.

Chelsea are the latest team to have made a bid for Everton defender Leighton Baines and have reportedly offered the Toffees Ashley Cole in exchange.According to reports on Christmas Eve, Leighton Baines, a long time target for Man Utd, has told his agent that he is ready to leave Goodison Park. The defender has long been linked with a move to Old Trafford but so far a deal has yet to come to fruition.Despite that, Chelsea are confident they can win the race for the left back in the January transfer window, offering Ashley Cole as a makeweight in a potential transfer deal.Everton manager Roberto Martinez revealed that he is able to recall Baines since his injury for the first time on Boxing Day.20