Chelsea are set to return for highly-rated French worldwide center-back Jules Koundé because the membership are within the last levels of getting a accomplished takeover bid usher in a brand new period at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues have a long-standing curiosity within the 23-year-old Sevilla standout courting again to final summer time, and the necessity for Chelsea to safe new choices on the coronary heart of the protection has turn out to be pressing with Antonio Rüdiger Actual Madrid-bound this summer time, and the German worldwide set to be adopted out the door by Andreas Christensen who will likely be with no membership come July and with Barcelona nonetheless sniffing across the Danish defender.
Chelsea hopeful of signing Sevilla defender Jules Kounde, the primary of no less than two centre-backs they’re after
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Now, in response to a number of shops, together with The Telegraph, AS, and switch insider Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea plan to make Koundé one among two center-back signings this summer time however will likely be made to pay no less than €65million for the previous Girondins Bordeaux academy product as Sevilla will look to extract most monetary compensation within the wake of additionally parting methods with Aston Villa-bound Diego Carlos.
Although there may be actually an avenue for Koundé to entry to safe a transfer to the Premier League outfit, who Chelsea intend to focus on as their second recruit within the heart of protection stays to be seen after Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig have dominated out a summer time departure for highly-touted teenager Joško Gvardiol, who’s completely satisfied in Saxony and has no intention of contemplating a transfer away from the membership after only one yr of service.
Ought to a deal for Koundé be discovered, Chelsea nonetheless should negotiate the summer time market expertly to exchange two key items underneath supervisor Thomas Tuchel, with simply Thiago Silva, Malang Sarr, and Trevoh Chalobah the opposite obtainable center-back choices because the Blues look to shut the hole to Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool in 2022-23.
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Conor Laird.