Blues looking to seal£60m La Liga superstar deal, Tuchel sent clear message about the
possible Chelsea arrival
Chelsea are reportedly interested in Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez over the next
few weeks.
After winning 20 games in 32 matches since his arrival to the Bridge last season, Thomas
Tuchel knows that he was a couple of signings away from really challenging Manchester City
for that Premier League title this season
And that led to many reports in the media that he was keen to make a move and sign up
Romelu Lukaku, who rejoined the club just a few days ago in a deal worth £93 million,
and maybe add another attacking midfielder to the attack.
Niguez is a player that has been in the headlines alot over the past few weeks, having fallen
out of favour at the club last season, there has been alot of speculation about his future
Now, According to Mundo Deportivo, the Spaniard is preparing for a move away from the Spanish
champions this summer and the Blues are being tipped as one of his likely destinations.
‘He has lost prominence under Diego Simeone, and that saw him miss out on Spain’s squad
for Euro 2020,’ the report states. ‘The situation was thought to have encouraged the
player to leave, and Atletico have been prepared to listen to offers.’
Saul’s situation has not been improved by the arrival of Copa America winner Rodrigo
De Paul who is also a midfielder and it is reported that Premier League clubs are now
looking at the option of signing the Atletico man.
If the Blues want to bring Saul to Stamford Bridge this summer, they will have to fight
off Manchester United and Liverpool.
Sky Sports News’ Kaveh Solkehol has suggested that Chelsea may not make a move for Jules
Kounde this transfer window.
Thomas Tuchel now has one of the very best squads in the Premier League and after managing
to get the board to splash the cash on Romelu Lukaku, has a striker that has the ability
to find the back of the net on a weekly basis.
But there is a strong feeling that adding another defender to that back-line is something
that Tuchel would like to do over the next few weeks, and Kounde is a player that is
high up on the shopping list.
Regarded as one of the finest young defenders in the game, Kounde has developed nicely at
Sevilla, enough so, that is now valued at a massive £68 million, so would not come
cheap when clubs try to make a move.
But amid the speculation, Solkehol has confirmed that Chelsea are still keen on the defender,
but may not make a transfer move for the player this summer, he told Sky Sports Transfer talk:
“Chelsea do still have an interest in Sevilla’s defender Joules Kounde, but they don’t have
an emergency need to sign him and his release clause is about £68m.
“Long-term, they do have quite a few centre backs who will be out of contract next summer,
so they do need to sign another – and he’s one of the best out there. But I’m not sure
they’ll go out and spend that on him this summer.”