Leicester City's attacking midfielder James Maddison is set to sign a new deal at the club, a decision which could have a huge knock-on affect on Chelsea's chances of signing Wesley Fofana with a second bid likely to be made.
With Marc Cucurella's £63million deal going through on Friday afternoon, the former Brighton star became the fifth signing of the Todd Boehly era behind Carney Chukwuemeka, Gabriel Slonina, Kalidou Koulibaly and Raheem Sterling. It is forecast that £300m could be spent in Boehly's first summer in charge as another central defender, Frenkie de Jong and a further attacking reinforcement amid Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rumours could be on the cards to top off a fruitful transfer window for the interim sporting director.
Amid the latest deal, Thomas Tuchel reserved praise for Boehly his pre-Everton press conference. "But I have nothing but the biggest respect and compliments for both Todd (Boehly) and Behdad (Eghbali).
