Chelsea want to go far to realize the arrival of Jules Koundé. According to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, in addition to Kurt Zouma, Ike Ugbo and Davide Zappacosta are also nominated to leave the Champions League winner at short notice. Koundé, on a rolling contract until mid-2024, has been linked with a summer move to Chelsea for some time now. However, no final agreement has yet been reached with the Sevilla leadership about the transfer fee, although the talks are in full swing, according to Romano.
According to Goal Chelsea has not yet made an official offer to Sevilla, although there has been regular contact with Koundé management in recent weeks. Romano expects an early first offer from England. Sevilla does not seem to want to do business in the absolute final phase of the transfer market, so there is a need for haste. The Blues At an earlier stage, they wanted to bet Zouma, Kenedy and Emerson Palmieri in an exchange deal for the French defender, but that plan failed. Sevilla seems to want to stick to the eighty million euros escape clause in the current contract of 22-year-old Koundé.
Romano reports amount Chelsea offers to complete Koundé deal
The Sevilla defender has been in the picture at Chelsea for some time.
Romano links Zouma to West Ham United and Chelsea is said to have already reached an agreement with the Hammera about a transfer of thirty million euros. According to Goal however, there are doubts with Zouma about an interim departure for Chelsea’s fellow townsman. The mandekker is also in the picture at Tottenham Hotspur, as manager Nuno Espírito is still looking for reinforcements for the back line. Under manager Thomas Tuchel, Zouma cannot count on a permanent place. On Sunday against Arsenal (0-2 win), he was on the bench for ninety minutes.
Romano was able to report in July that Chelsea had Zouma and an amount between 30 and 35 million euros to complete the transfer from Koundé. However, the defender now appears to remain active in the Premier League. According to Romano reports, Chelsea will have 7.5 million euros left over from the sale of Ugbo to KRC Genk. The 22-year-old striker was leased to Cercle Brugge last season. Chelsea will have ten million euros left over from the sale of Zappacosta to Atalanta. Both players will be medically examined in the very short term
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