Jules Kounde to Chelsea? Tuchel speaks on Chelsea interest in signing defender
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has given a verdict on his Chelsea squad amid reports linking the Blues with a move for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde.
He said: “I am absolutely happy with our squad and the alternatives we have. It’s not too big a squad, we were missing Christian Pulisic today and that meant everybody else was in the squad.
“That means we maybe don’t have the biggest squad but that we have a very competitive squad in all positions. This, on one hand, is necessary because we play a lot of competitions and we play the World Club Cup in December.
We also played very long last season and there was the Euros and Copa America.”
He added: “So if we want to compete we need this level. But at the same time, it’s also important we’re a strong group, this was maybe the key for the last half a year.
“We played with a strong bond and a great team spirit. This is a challenge for the team and for me to create this atmosphere again. And that everybody is ready to take hard decisions and keep pushing the team. If we do this we can achieve more than we have.”