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Chelsea target Inter star that could see Reece James change position

Chelsea have switched their attentions to Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries following their frustrations over a deal for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde.
The Blues thought that they held the higher hand in a transfer for the Frenchman, just for Barcelona to swoop in and hijack one more deal from beneath the nostril of Thomas Tuchel, having finished the identical with Raphinha earlier within the switch window.
Whereas Barcelona’s bid (consisting of 50m euros plus an extra 10m in add-ons) is not going to match Chelsea’s, there’s confidence that it is going to be accepted by the Spanish aspect, with Kounde able to agree private phrases.
Barcelona are in direct negotiations with Sevilla for Jules Koundé. Official bid gained’t be €50m plus €10m and gained’t match Chelsea’s £55m bid – it is going to be decrease with completely different construction. ??? #FCB
Koundé, ready for the subsequent steps as he already agreed private phrases. pic.twitter.com/uOQ6FyregO
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 25, 2022
In consequence, the London Night Normal declare that the Blues have switched their focus to the Dutch full-back, who has excelled with no consideration wing-back since his transfer to Inter Milan final summer time. He’s additionally courted by Manchester United, with Erik ten Hag eager to strengthen his proper flank.
26-year-old Dumfries grabbed 5 targets and seven assists in 45 appearances for the Serie A giants final marketing campaign, which noticed them lose out to rivals AC Milan for the title by simply 2 factors.
A change of place for James
With Chelsea beforehand focusing on a centre-back. and nonetheless eager to strengthen there, ought to they transfer for Dumfries it might recommend a change of place for present wing-back Reece James, who has beforehand been deployed on the proper aspect of Thomas Tuchel’s again three, and will achieve this as soon as once more for the approaching season.
The Blues might nonetheless transfer for a centre-back, having reportedly drawn up a shortlist of 5 choices to strengthen within the coronary heart of their backline, however ought to a transfer for Dumfries materialise, it might indicate a change of place for the spectacular Englishman.
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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 |
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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 | Group | Crimson Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
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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 | Group | Assists |
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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 |