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The Blues want to kickstart their summer with a big defensive signing with two of their current first team departing.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have put in place plans to sign Sevilla’s Jules Kounde as soon as Todd Boehly’s takeover is complete and sanctions end.<\/p>\n
With both\u00a0Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen to depart for Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively, this summer, the Blues are keen to sign a top central defender.<\/p>\n
Like Chelsea, Sevilla are also keen to do the deal as early as possible in order for Kounde’s replacement to be signed and quickly brought up to speed.<\/p>\n
What has been agreed so far in Chelsea’s pursuit of Kounde? The west London club had already agreed on a contract with the player but\u00a0the move fell apart over both the fee and late timing of the talks.<\/p>\n The Liga outfit need to raise around \u00a338m ($47m) to balance the books before June 30. However, they are asking for around \u00a359m ($73m) for the France international defender, who can play at centre-back or right-back.<\/p>\n Thomas Tuchel had a meal with prospective new owner Todd Boehly last week, but the pair didn’t speak about transfers.<\/p>\n Still, there is an understanding around the club that Boehly is ambitious and wants to continue pushing his acquisition towards titles.<\/p>\n \u201cHe paid some money for it, so I don\u2019t think he is keen to drop the ambition,\u201d Tuchel said after the FA Cup final at the weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will share our opinion in more detail over the next weeks and I am sure he is as ambitious to build a competitive Chelsea for the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n That has been the basis of scouting and talks with agents behind the scenes,\u00a0although this has been limited in scope compared to their unsanctioned rivals.<\/p>\n Source: Goal<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Video\n<\/p>\n
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The 23-year-old has a verbal agreement in place about moving this summer and wants to transfer to Stamford Bridge after talks collapsed last year.<\/p>\n
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