Chelsea and Manchester United look set to lock horns for the signing of Benjamin Pavard. Jules Kounde has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge this summer, but with Todd Boehly yet to have wrapped up a deal, it seems as if the Blues are delving deeper into the market to assess their alternative options.
football.london understands that the west Londoners are readying a bid for the 23-year-old, which will be submitted this week. It's also understood that Chelsea and the Sevilla defender verbally agreed on personal terms earlier in the summer, meaning that a transfer can be completed swiftly amid rival interest from Barcelona.
But, with Kounde yet to put pen to paper, Pavard is said to have been lined up as an option. According to French outlet L’Équipe, Chelsea and United are both eager to prise the Bayern Munich defender to the Premier League.
