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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Premier League desk

#	Group	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	Group	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	Group	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	Group	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