Chelsea's hopes of signing RB Leipzig and Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol have taken a major blow. Todd Boehly is keen to add further signings to Graham Potter's squad in the January transfer window with Gvardiol having been monitored by the club for some time, football.london understands.
The Blues signed Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana in the summer, along with Marc Cucurella, who is able to play at centre-back when needed. Gvardiol is considered to be one of the top defensive talents in Europe and has performed brilliantly for Croatia at the World Cup in Qatar.
football.london understands that Chelsea have agreed a pre-contract with Gvardiol's Leipzig teammate Christopher Nkunku ahead of the summer transfer window. The Blues will only need to activate Nkunku's £52million release clause to complete the deal and hope that Gvardiol will follow the French forward to Stamford Bridge.
