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Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea ‘expect’ to agree €60m Jules Kounde deal today as Josko Gvardiol also linked

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LIVE – Updated at 14:45 Chelsea have moved a step closer to signing the highly-rated Sevilla defender Jules Kounde, according to reports.

Chelsea have agreed personal terms with the 23-year-old France international centre-back and are now within the realms of the Spanish club’s asking price.

Thomas Tuchel is rebuilding his defence after the departure of Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid and Andreas Christensen to Barcelona, leaving the ageing Thiago Silva and Cesar Azpilicueta as Chelsea’s frontline centre-halves.

Kounde would add to the recent arrival of Kalidou Koulibaly at Stamford Bridge. Elsewhere, Arsenal are set to complete the signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City or around £30 million.

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Chelsea «pulled out» of a deal for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde due to «doubts» over how he would fit into Thomas Tuchel's squad, according to the Spanish club's director of football, Monchi. Barcelona announced that they had agreed a deal in principle for the Frenchman on Thursday in another apparent transfer blow for Chelsea, who had been strongly connected with the player. Ad/> Monchi has now revealed, though, that a deal was in place to take Kounde to the London club before Chelsea hesitated on concluding the transfer, allowing Barcelona an opportunity to table a bid of their own.

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