Chelsea News: Defensive transfer plan receives huge dent with £123m Kalidou Koulibaly blow

Here are all your latest Chelsea fmorning headlines on Sunday, June 19.

The Old Lady are preparing to inflict double damage on the Blues with two key transfer decisions that will have a knock-on effect on Todd Boehly's plan. With Blues target Matthijs De Ligt in fresh contact negotiations amid an £86 million asking price, Juventus are aiming to partner him with a top-class Serie A star, Football Italia has reported.

Napoli's Koulibaly, who is also a Chelsea target, is being lined up in a £36m transfer swoop meaning the Serie A underachievers in the last few seasons could inflict £123m worth of damage onto the current World Champions.

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Chelsea transfer target Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has already drawn comparisons to Paul Pogba. The Blues have numerous issues to sort out this summer including in defence, midfield and attack. It is understood that if any Chelsea midfielders were to depart this summer, it would be Jorginho who is angling for a move back to Serie A.

Chelsea's No. 5 has been heavily linked to Juventus, who themselves need to shift out Adrien Rabiot this summer in order to complete the double swoop of Jorginho and Pogba this summer. The former Manchester United man, who left as a free agent recently and has been in the press predominantly for his controversial comments against the Red Devils in his new documentary, was tenuously linked to potentially making a move to Stamford Bridge to reunite with Les Bleus compatriot N'Golo Kanté for next season.

"He's very similar to Pogba in that he can do everything that Pogba does."

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