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Adam Newson

How Jules Kounde will help Thomas Tuchel solve Chelsea problem as big transfer decision remains

Tashmid: Don't you feel Chelsea's move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is against the policy Todd Boehly has set up so far, which is signing youth players for the future? We saw Aubameyang was on the decline when he was playing for Arsenal. Right now, paying €20m plus add-ons doesn't make any sense to me. Rather we give Broja a chance.

Adam says: "I think Chelsea have shown this summer they're willing to pay for the tried and trusted when required, hence the signings of Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly.

"Aubameyang is a Tuchel choice – that's no great surprise given their relationship – and his goalscoring record is beyond doubt at this stage, even if there are reservations over how he'll fit into the system. As a stop-gap addition for maybe a season or two, I can understand it. And the hope is, of course, that he doesn't hinder Broja's development."

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