Not again, surely not again. Chelsea thought they were home and dry. They might have had serious plans for the announcement video. The link up in defence would have been something to behold. It can't happen again, can it?
Just as the Blues looked to have made their decisive move in a year long game of chess, the board gets given another shake up and things could leave their hands once more. Jules Kounde, nearly a Chelsea player on two occasions now, might have to wait a little bit longer to find out who his next club will be.
It had been expected to be Todd Boehly's Chelsea as the American, aided by Behdad Eghbali, submitted a £55m offer for the player on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 20. The Blues made a key move at a key time for a key target and looked to have beaten other interested parties to the signing.
