Chelsea 'more likely' to sign £55m star than Kimpembe at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea are more likely to sign Jules Kounde than Presnel Kimpembe, says transfer insider Dean Jones.

While manager Thomas Tuchel would “ideally” like both, Jones has told GIVEMESPORT that the noises coming out of Stamford Bridge suggest the Blues have a much better chance of landing the Sevilla defender.

According to CBS reporter Ben Jacobs, Chelsea are hopeful of agreeing a deal for Kounde this week but face getting caught up in a bidding war with Barcelona.

Jacobs has stated that Sevilla are desperate for the two European giants to get into a battle for the Frenchman so that they can rake in a fee of €65m (£55m).

Kounde is not the first player to attract interest from both Barcelona and Chelsea this summer. The two recently went head-to-head for Raphinha’s signature, with the La Liga outfit coming out on top.

Elsewhere, the Daily Mail recently claimed that the west London club had made a £40m offer for Paris Saint-Germain’s Kimpembe as Tuchel looks to continue rebuilding his defence.

Jones has told GMS that the impression he is getting from Chelsea is that Kounde is more likely to arrive than Kimpembe.

The journalist said: “Speaking to someone at Chelsea on Monday night gave me the impression they see Kounde as more likely than Kimpembe at this moment in time.

“I don’t think it’s that they prefer Kounde – ideally they would get both – but there just seems to be quite a few hurdles to get over with Kimpembe.”

With Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen having already left the club and Cesar Azpilicueta expected to follow them to Spain, the Premier League outfit could probably do with both Kounde and Kimpembe.

However, after signing Kalidou Koulibaly, who had been playing as a left-sided centre-back at Napoli, Kounde