‘Sign him at all cost! Tuchel tells Chelsea to beat Manchester United to sign €80m star
The Blues have been linked with West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham and Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong but Tuchel has now identified his number one target.
However, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is keen on adding a midfielder to his squad with N’Golo Kante and Jorginho now in their thirties.
Meanwhile, Conor Gallagher is expected to come back into the first-team fold next season following an excellent loan spell with Crystal Palace but Tuchel still wants one more option.
Well, According to Football London, Tuchel has singled out Monaco star Aurelien Tchouameni as his number one target and has urged Chelsea to beat Manchester United to the signing of the midfielder at all costs.
Tchouameni is seen as a long-term replacement for Kante in the Chelsea squad.
Meanwhile, Tchouameni has previously revealed he doesn’t let transfer talks distract him.
“I remember I was in Paris, after the Nations League. I woke up and my phone had blown up,” he said.
“My father called me, we talked about everything and he told me that I was on the front page of Marca. I went on Twitter and saw for myself.
“I told him it was cool, but what does it actually matter? It doesn’t. The front page of Marca will not define me or allow me to perform well in matches. It’s not real life, but it is the media world, the football business. They talk about me today but tomorrow, they’ll be talking about another.
“In the dressing room, they put the cover up and laughed’ ‘Oh, you’re leaving us already?’ It’s flattering, but I don’t wake up in the morning thinking about it.”