Jules Kounde has been left out of Sevilla's 31-man squad to travel to Portugal for their second training camp of the summer. The Frenchman had previously been named in the La Liga side's squad for the trip to South Korea.
Julen Lopetegui's side head to Lagos on Thursday afternoon, ahead of a weekend friendly against Sporting CP. Kounde will not be among their ranks as he appears to near a move away from the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Whether that is to Chelsea are Barcelona remains to be seen, however.
football.london understands that Chelsea made good progress over a deal with the Spanish side earlier this week with a deal worth £55 million, including add-ons, close to being agreed. The Blues have long since had a verbal agreement with the 23-year-old, having tracked the defender since last summer.
