Jules Kounde has turned up at Sevilla's pre-season camp 'unannounced' despite being on the brink of completing a £55million move to Chelsea this summer.
Kounde has been a long-term transfer target for the Blues and after weeks of speculation, a move to Stamford Bridge finally looks set to happen. football.london understands that Chelsea are extremely confident of securing the France international's signature after a £55million fee was verbally agreed between Chelsea and Sevilla earlier in the week, with personal terms settled on a few months ago.
Thomas Tuchel has already added one new centre-back to his squad with the arrival of Kalidou Koulibaly, following Raheem Sterling to west London as Todd Boehly backs the German boss in his first summer are the club's owner. Even with a deal set to be completed between Sevilla and Chelsea, Kounde has made the decision to join up with his current teammates for pre-season training 'unannounced'.
