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The Chinese Super League has been very much in the news with respect to the January transfer window. Jiangsu Suning, in particular, has been making the headlines pertinent to the recruitment of European players at enormous transfer fees.

Chelsea’s Loïc Rémy linked with move to Chinese Super League

Now, it seems, another Chinese club is set to make some similar moves. Shanghai Shenhua, who earlier signed former Chelsea strikers Demba Ba and Didier Drogba, have made a move for current Chelsea forward Loic Remy.

The France International has been out of favor with respect to Chelsea Interim manager Hiddink's plans and he was reported to be moving away from Stamford Bridge in the January transfer window. Leicester City and Newcastle were among the Premier league clubs interested in Remy. However, no deal was completed for the former QPR striker.

The Chinese League transfer window is still open for the next two weeks and the possibility of Remy moving to Shanghai Shenhua is very much on the cards. The offer made by the Chinese club is reported to be around £11 million and it certainly matches the valuation of Chelsea.

With Alexandre Pat coming in to the squad, it would be even difficult for Remy to get any playing time, Hence, it would not be a surprise if the former Newcastle striker makes a move away to China wherein it has been  reported that he could earn around £5.5 million per season.

The signing of Alexandre Pato on loan by Chelsea has clearly paved the way for the move of Loic Remy out of the club. The French International who was quite instrumental in the title win of Chelsea in the last campaign has struggled for minutes under both Hiddink and Mourinho this season.

Chelsea are planning to use Loic Remy as a makeweight to sign Jamie Vardy.

It was reported that Remy very much interested his former employer Newcastle United. However, there are reports currently stating that Leicester City want to sign the former QPR striker in order to provide a much needed boost to their Premier league title challenge.

However, it seems that Chelsea will sell the striker to City only if they get Vardy in return. The current deal offered for Remy was around £7.5 million. But it seems highly unlikely that Leicester would sell their star forward in this campaign in order to land Remy.

Leicester have been in outstanding form this season. If not the title, they are certainly serious contenders for the Champions league spot. Ranieri will certainly try to keep his main players in this transfer window but he also realizes that Leicester may have a thin squad compared to the teams in the top half of the table.

However, he can hope the signing of Pato may have unsettled Remy and it will force Chelsea to offload their striker.

There have been reports stating that Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink is prepared to sell Loic Remy if they get the right replacement. The French forward, who was instrumental as a backup striker to Diego Costa in Chelsea's title win last season, has been a bit part player in this campaign.

Chelsea want replacement before letting Loic Remy leave

Although Diego Costa was not able to replicate his form this season, Remy was never able to establish himself ahead of the Spain International under Mourinho. Now, it seems Hiddink feels the same way and is prepared to let go off the striker if the right player has been brought in.

Newcastle and Aston Villa are two clubs who are definitely interested in the former QPR striker who is believed to be valued around 14 million pounds. Remy himself may prefer Newcastle who are in slightly better position in the league and having already played for the club earlier in his career. On the other hand, if Chelsea indeed decide to sell Remy, they would definitely be in a precarious situation pertinent to their strikers.

With Falcao injured and certainly far from his best and Bamford still raw, it may be a risk if Chelsea do not get the right replacement for Remy as a backup for Costa.