Chelsea have been given an update on the availability of Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde.
The Blues have been tracking the Frenchman for over a year and have a desperate need to bring in new options at centre-back following the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen this summer. But the defender has also been linked with Barcelona, leading to Sevilla director of football Monchi giving an update on the player's current situation.
It comes as Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is weighing up a bid for Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo after he asked to leave the Old Trafford club. And Timo Werner and Christian Pulisic are on different pages with both potentially being included in swap deals.
