Raheem Sterling transfer can ignite Thomas Tuchel's dream £208m plan amid Jules Kounde twist

Todd Boehly has finally opened the floodgates to Thomas Tuchel's perfect summer transfer window, with Chelsea welcoming Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly just days apart. The Blues have forked out around £81million for the star-studded duo, and the west Londoners have shown no sign of slowing down.

understands that Chelsea could revisit a deal for Jules Kounde after missing out on the chance to sign Nathan Ake from Manchester City. It's understood that the Blues have remained in contact with the Sevilla defender in recent weeks as Tuchel takes the next steps towards completing a proposed rebuild.

Speaking to , the German said: "We are rebuilding, not improving the squad. We are rebuilding. This is always challenging, but we are up for the challenge.

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"I don't know where we are from day one. What I can promise is that I will be here – if I can promise that – I will be here with full energy and positive energy no matter what. We will still work for Chelsea, and I refuse to think of negative scenarios. We will be competitive, on which level we will see."

So, , have drawn up a transfer plan for Chelsea to follow in the final weeks of the summer window.

The Blues were linked with Kounde ahead of last season and were understood to have agreed a deal worth around £43million, according to The Athletic. However, the subsequent sale of Kurt Zouma to West Ham reportedly saw Sevilla's sporting director, Monchi, increase the asking price to £69million, at which point Chelsea halted their pursuit.

The Sevilla defender has since - again - been heavily linked with a move to west London.

With Chelsea missing out on the signing of Raphinha and