Boehly told to complete £60M deal quickly after star ‘agreed personal terms to join Chelsea’
According to Daily Star columnist Paul Brown, Chelsea can complete a deal for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde ‘nice and soon.’
After it was revealed that both Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen desire to leave the club for Real Madrid and Barcelona, Thomas Tuchel is in severe need of defensive reinforcements.
The 23-year-old Kounde has been a long-term priority for the London club, and his signing will be a statement of purpose from new owner Boehly, who has stated that substantial cash will be available.
The Blues are anticipated to pay around £60 million for the French defender, who can play right-back or centre-back. Now that the sanctions have been lifted, Ted Boehly will be able to complete a deal for the Frenchman.
However, According to Spanish outlet AS – it is ‘just a matter of time’ before Kounde makes the switch to London on that massive five-year contract
Now – Brown has claimed that tying up a deal for Kounde should be ‘an easy one’ for them to do – He told GiveMeSport: “A deal was basically done for Kounde, and I think he’s still the first-choice defender they want.
“He basically agreed terms already to join Chelsea. It seems as if his club are willing to sell now, and that’s an easy one for them to do nice and quickly.”