Chelsea dealt ‘serious’ Jules Kounde transfer blow as Sevilla reveal defender’s price tag

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Chelsea’s pursuit of Sevilla defender Jules Kounde continues to rumble on. The Frenchman has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge over the past year but is yet to make the switch.

This summer could provide another opportunity to land the centre-back, especially given Thomas Tuchel ’s need to reinforce his squad. The defensive ranks are a particular issue heading into the summer transfer window, given Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen’s upcoming exits.

It leaves just three natural centre-back options in the current first-team squad, outlining the need to make additions. Discussing the challenge of changing his backline, the German coach said: “We had a core in the back three and we even have an issue with Thiago Silva because he’s not Benjamin Button.

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“It seems like he is but he’s not and he’s getting older actually. It would have been maybe enough to find a natural replacement for this kind of position and keep everybody else, so suddenly we lose maybe three-and-a-half players in the back, which is concerning and a huge challenge.”

Twenty-three-year-old Kounde could be one of the solutions to this problem at the back,