"?Chelsea defender Michael Hector is reportedly set to join Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt on a season-long loan, according to German news outlet "?Bild.
The 24-year-old, who joined Chelsea in 2015, spent lasts season away from Stamford Bridge on loan to Championship club Reading, making 25 appearances for the Royals, playing mostly as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Chelsea defender Michael Hector is set to join Eintracht Frankfurt on a season-long loan. #CFC pic.twitter.com/TiTF4Oa1Tj
According to reports in both Germany and England, it appears that the Jamaican international will be spending another season away from the Chelsea first team after the player was spotted at Frankfurt airport, and was greeted by the German side's coach Christoph Preuß.
The deal looks as if it is close to completion as the Chelsea player has been allowed to travel to Germany to meet up with his potential new side before the start of the season.
However, it has also been reported that Michael Hector was not the first choice Chelsea player that Frankfurt were keen to have on their roster for this upcoming campaign, with the Bundesliga club initially keen on bringing in the American international Matt Miazga, however it has been suggested that he would prefer a loan move to somewhere in England, rather than stray into Europe.
Hector isn't the first defender to leave the Blues this summer, with Papy Djilobodji securing a permanent move to David Moyes' Sunderland side earlier in the transfer window, which could suggest that Chelsea are making room for a new defender to enter the club.