Manchester United have made an initial offer to Red Bull Salzburg as Chelsea's Premier League rivals looks to accelerate plans to sign Blues' transfer target Benjamin Sesko.
Todd Boehly has showed he is willing to back Thomas Tuchel in the transfer market this summer after securing deals for Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Gabriel Slonina and Carney Chukwuemeka. football.london understands Chelsea have a £52.5million agreement to sign Marc Cucurella as their fifth signing, but a deal is yet to be sanctioned by Brighton.
football.london also understands Tuchel is keen to add more creativity to his squad ahead of the new season, with the Blues holding direct talks with Barcelona to sign Frenkie de Jong. The west London outfit struggled in front of goal last term and have been linked with a move for Sesko after Boehly met with the 19-year-old's representatives last week.
