Chelsea not planning Jules Kounde bid as Thomas Tuchel promised up to six signings

Chelsea will not be planning on making a bid for Sevilla defender Jule Kounde this summer season, regardless of holding a longstanding curiosity within the Frenchman courting again over a yr, in response to reviews in Spain, with Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt a precedence as an alternative.

That’s in response to Spanish journalist Gerard Romero, who claims that the Blues have cooled their curiosity within the Sevilla man, with two centre-backs considered forward of the 23-year-old within the pecking order at Stamford Bridge.

It appeared as if a deal to carry Kounde to Chelsea was on final summer season, however Kurt Zouma’s unwillingness to maneuver to Sevilla put the brakes on a part-exchange deal, and Tuchel’s facet in the end didn’t activate the discharge clause of the defender.

In the meantime, Juventus and Netherlands centre-back De Ligt is reportedly prepared to depart Turin this summer season, with no suggestion that he’ll signal a brand new take care of the Previous Girl until it features a decrease launch clause than his present one.

Matthijs de Ligt could possibly be on the transfer this summer season. (Picture by VI Photos by way of Getty Photos)

And will he be eager for an exit, Thomas Tuchel is eager to make sure that Chelsea head the queue for the defender.

Tuchel promised as much as six signings

In the meantime, The Telegraph report that Chelsea’s boss shall be backed to the tune of as much as six new signings this summer season, with the German set to have added management over transfers following the departure of Marina Granovskaia.

They’re considered chasing two centre-backs, in addition to cowl at proper wing-back, the place Lens defender Jonathan Clauss is a type of considered on their radar, although they could face competitors from London rivals Tottenham.

Chelsea additionally wish to restructure their frontline following the return of Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan, with Gabriel Jesus, Ousmane Dembele and Richarlison all choices for the Blues, although Arsenal at the moment prepared the ground for Jesus.

Gabriel Jesus is a participant Chelsea are eager on, however Arsenal are considered within the driving seat for the Brazilian (Picture by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside by way of Getty Photos)

The report means that Tuchel has been handed a battle chest of £200m to spend this summer season, one thing that could possibly be boosted by extra departures.

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Premier League desk

#	Staff	MP	D	P
1	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
2	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
3	Aston Villa	0	0	0
4	Brentford FC	0	0	0
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
6	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
7	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
8	Everton FC	0	0	0
9	Fulham FC	0	0	0
10	Leeds United	0	0	0
11	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
13	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
14	Manchester United	0	0	0
15	Newcastle United	0	0	0
16	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0	0
18	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
19	West Ham United	0	0	0
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0

Participant	Staff	Targets
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Staff	Crimson Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Staff	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6