The Dippers have signed Fernando Torres for £21.5million plus Luis Garcia moving to Atletico.
The Sun reports Chelsea will pay 12 million for Tottenham's Pascal Chimbonda.
Colchester's Teddy Sheringham wants to play against his son.
"It would be nice and hopefully it will happen," Sheringham said. "We'd probably be at different ends of the pitch because Charlie is a striker as well but you do find yourself up against different people at different times of a game.
"But it would have to be some coincidence for him to get in the team and for me to be playing. Something has got to happen."