With the Premier League and UK Government having now approved the sale of Chelsea to the consortium led by Todd Boehly, the transfer rumour mill has fired up once again. As the Blues lose a trio of defensive options in Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azplicueta, the need to bolster the back-line looks to be priority number one.
Jules Kounde has been reportedly pictured in the capital ahead of his move from Sevilla, potentially signalling an end to a season-long fiasco that saw the Frenchman remain with Julen Lopetegui's side despite the fierce interest from Chelsea. Another name that has been speculated with a switch to west London is RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol. The Croatian has established himself as a mainstay in Zlatko Dalić's 23-man squad and has continued to impress for the German side.
Despite only sneaking into the Champions League places and missing out on Europa League success having been knocked by Rangers in the semi-finals, they did manage a piece of silverware after beating Freiburg on penalties to win the DFB Pokal.
