Chelsea have been handed a major boost in their hopes of signing Sevilla star Jules Kounde this summer, as the Spanish side may have found a replacement for the defender.
The Blues have long been linked with a move for the Frenchman, with their interest stretching back as far as last summer. It was suggested that personal terms were agreed with Kounde, only for Sevilla to up their demands over the transfer fee.
A move did not get signed off in the end, with Kounde ultimately remaining at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Chelsea retain their interest in the defender, though, as long-serving centre-backs Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen are set to quit Stamford Bridge this summer at the expiry of their contracts.
