Todd Boehly looked all across Europe to sign new defenders for Chelsea in the summer. Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana were signed for a combined fee of £100million after Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger left the Blues at the end of the 2021/22 season.
football.london understands that Matthijs de Ligt, Presnel Kimpembe and Josko Gvardiol were all on Chelsea's shortlist for defensive signings in the summer. Juventus were reluctant to sell the Dutch defender but De Ligt was adamant that he would not sign a new deal to stay in Turin.
Chelsea had been tipped to make a move for the 23-year-old but he eventually signed for Bayern Munich instead. The Blues reacted by securing a deal for Koulibaly before eventually signing Fofana from Leicester for £70million.
