Sevilla have dropped the biggest hint yet that Jules Kounde's departure could be more imminent than some may think.
The 23-year-old has been waiting patiently to seal a move away from southern Spain this summer as he aims to seek a new challenge elsewhere. It has always been understood that his dream move was to Chelsea. And there was one point that Kounde himself was primed to make that West London switch earlier in this summer's transfer window.
Before Marina Granovskaia left her role on the board, the Les Bleus international was always prime target number one to replace the already gone Antonio Rüdiger.