New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is wasting no time in trying to supply Thomas Tuchel with his Antonio Rudiger replacement after what he has done.
Boehly and his Clearlake Capital consortium finalised their £4.25billion takeover of the club earlier this week. His involvement with the club in his early days have been huge with the part LA Dodgers owner spotted at multiple games before 2021/22 drew to a close. He and soon-to-be departing sporting director Marina Granovskaia have been spotted at Stamford Bridge this week as the names of Romelu Lukaku, Kounde himself and now gone Antonio Rudiger had been high on the agenda of things to sort out in the immediate future.
As already mentioned, Rudiger had his expected Los Blancos move confirmed on Thursday afternoon. A club statement on the website read: "We bid farewell to Antonio Rudiger as he departs Stamford Bridge with his Chelsea contract expiring, bringing to a close his five trophy-filled years with the club. Rudiger made 54 appearances in all competitions in his final campaign, all from the start, more than any other Chelsea player. He departs with 203 appearances and 12 goals to his name, in that time establishing himself as one of the most passionate characters to represent the club in recent memory. Chelsea Football Club thanks Toni for his contribution to our success over the last five years and wishes him well in his future career."
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This news has perfectly correlated with the fresh updates on where the club are with their pursuit of long-term target Kounde. Seville themselves have dropped a hint that they will be moving on both Diego Carlos and the Les Bleus international this summer with their need for cash great as La Liga continue to struggle with monetary issues, as demonstrated by what has happened once more at Barcelona.
Boehly is looking to pounce on this uncertainty and in accordance to Monchi already sounding out various Ligue 1 targets including the likes of Duje Caleta Car, Jason Denayer and Alexander Dijku, it seems a matter of time until this £51million deal was to be completed as life after Rudiger commences.
This is the sentiment echoed in the Spanish media and they have reported that Chelsea's new owner himself has made a specific transfer request to the 23-year-old's representatives who are keen to gift their client his long-awaited dream move.
Local outlet in Andalusia ABCSevilla have reported that Boehly has directly told Kounde's camp to ignore proposals from clubs elsewhere as he and his consortium prepare to open official talks when the transfer window opens on June 10.
Chelsea fans- Would you be happy with Todd Boehly paying £51million for Jules Kounde? Would that be too much or the right price? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below!
