‘Pay £50M and get him’: Blues told defender will make Chelsea move if 50M bid is submitted
According to reports, Chelsea target Jules Kounde is likely to stay at Sevilla this season unless a bid of more than £50 million is made this summer
Chelsea could be in the market for a new central defender if Kurt Zouma leaves the club this summer.
However, as per Diario AS via Mail Online, Kounde is likely to stay in Spain unless an interested club bid over £50 million for his services.
The French player is attracting attention from Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City but no serious offers have been made from either club.
It has been reported that Tottenham are most interested in the defender but Kounde is not willing to move to North London due to the lack of Champions League football on offer next season.
Sevilla have already qualified for next season’s Champions League, so the defender would prefer to stay in Spain rather than move to Spurs.
Whilst the defender would like to move to a bigger club, if no bids are made the French international will stay at Sevilla.
It has been reported previously that Chelsea had made an ‘important approach’ in their bid to sign the France international, and the Blues are thought to hold an upper hand in the race to secure the defender’s services.
With Zouma strongly linked to AS Roma this summer, if a move happens expect Chelsea to bid for Kounde.