Pep Guardiola reportedly wants to sign highly-rated Sevilla defender Jules Kounde as a replacement for Manchester City centre-back Nathan Ake. Chelsea will sign Raheem Sterling from the reigning Premier League champions and plan to back that up with a move for the Dutchman.
Ake, 27, spent five years at Stamford Bridge earlier in his career and is understood to be keen on a switch back to the Londoners this summer. That prospective transfer would leave City light at the back and Kounde has emerged as a possible contender to step in should Ake leave.
City do have Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte and John Stones at their disposal. However, they allowed Eric Garcia to leave for Barcelona last summer and would need a fourth option at centre-back moving forward.
