Chelsea are set to sign Sevilla defender Jules Kounde, according to a report in the Times. They claim that a bid of £55million has been made and the Frenchman is set to become the third signing of the summer.
It comes after a long battle to sign the 23-year-old, who has been on the club's radar for over one-year, but a move never materialised. football.london understands personal terms have already been agreed with the defender, leaving just the agreement as the stumbling block until this point.
There has since been the added threat of Barcelona, who have been a constant thorn in the side of Chelsea's transfer activity this summer. The Blaugrana already beat the Blues to the signings of Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, while the likes of Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso and Frenkie de Jong could make the switch between the two clubs.
