The Senegalese goalie recovered from a finger injury he experienced in January and started practicing fully again this week.
While Mendy is under contract with the Blues until 2025, the goalkeeper may soon be leaving west London after losing Graham Potter's favor.
The Times claims that the 31-year-old has discussed a new contract at Stamford Bridge with club officials but that their negotiations have not advanced very far.
It's been gathered that Chelsea is not even close to agreeing to extend Mendy's contract and is giving other players' contract extensions priority.
After taking over as owner of Chelsea in the summer, Todd Boehly has started talking with the Senegal international in an effort to keep players from having less than two years left on their contracts.
Mendy has made only five appearances under Potter, who was the previous manager of Brighton, due to shoulder issues and subsequently a finger injury.
Kepa Arrizabalaga has replaced him as the starter while he is away and has been getting regular starts since September.
In his 18 Premier League games this season, the Spaniard has preserved eight clean sheets, repaying Potter's trust in him.
Mendy, meanwhile, has had an incredible start to his Chelsea career after moving to in 2020 from Rennes, earning him the title of finest goalkeeper in the world a year ago.
Chelsea have had early negotiations about the future of third choice Marcus Bettinelli whose contract expires at the conclusion of this season.
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