Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has admitted that he is 'happy' with the potential Nathan Ake and Kalidou Koulibaly acquisitions which would see the club move on from the Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger setbacks.
The defence was always going to be the key area of this summer transfer window with large proportions of the £200million plus transfer budget expected to be splashed on re-evolving a backline that isn't there anymore. Both Christensen and Rudiger moved on to Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively as the pair looked for a new challenge away from SW6 and this has left two-three spots that need filling.
Initially, Jules Kounde would have been odds on to secure his dream and long-awaited move to Stamford Bridge but Marina Granovskaia's exit halted that right in its tracks. Then came Matthijs de Ligt and despite initial optimism, the Dutchman's preference of Bayern Munich has forced new owner Todd Boehly to re-focus and re-calibrate and this has now taken the Blues towards securing a double £79million transfer swoop for two defenders, in particular.
