Thomas Tuchel could have £61million added to his transfer budget even before Chelsea's takeover is finalised.
Todd Boehly's acquisition of the west London club is almost complete, with UK government approving the sale after the American's consortium passed the Premier League's fit and proper owners test. But while the Blues will have to wait until Roman Abramovich has officially handed over the keys to Stamford Bridge before splashing the cash, Tuchel and co can at least start plotting moves.
That is thanks to a fresh share issue seeing them generate an extra £61million, an amount which transfer chief Marina Granovskia will hope to make use of during the summer window. Chelsea have been heavily linked with a swoop for Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde, while France international teammates Aurelien Tchouameni and Christopher Nkunku are also said to be targets.
