Chelsea may reportedly face lacking out on the switch of Sevilla defender Jules Kounde, with Barcelona engaged on hijacking the deal.
The France worldwide has been a rock strong performer in La Liga, and it may very well be that he’ll decide to remain in Spain as a substitute of shifting to the Premier League.
With that in thoughts, Chelsea are options to Kounde, with Inter Milan’s Milan Skriniar one of many choices who may very well be focused, together with Josep Gvardiol and Paris Saint-Germain’s Presnel Kimpembe, in accordance with the Evening Standard.
Fabrizio Romano additionally completely revealed in his CaughtOffside column that PSG star Kimpembe is being thought of by Chelsea, with the Kounde deal wanting difficult.
Having misplaced Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen this summer time, it’s absolutely very important for Chelsea to strengthen with replacements on the again.
Kalidou Koulibaly has already joined from Napoli, however Thomas Tuchel may do with one or two extra new additions coming in.
Kounde is a world class expertise, however Kimpembe, Gvardiol or Skriniar would additionally absolutely do a superb job.