Jules Kounde ‘agrees Chelsea transfer’ as Blues look to secure £47m deal for Sevilla defender
CHELSEA have agreed personal terms with Jules Kounde ahead of a potential £47million transfer, according to Spanish media.
The Blues have held a long-standing interest in the Frenchman having seen a last-minute deal collapse last summer.
Kounde was believed to have been furious with his heart set on a move to Stamford Bridge.
But according to , the centre-back may still get his dream move after a deal was said to have been struck between the player and club.
And Sevilla now expect a formal bid to be launched, set to be a little more than the £42.8m Chelsea offered last summer.
It is understood personal terms has already been agreed with Kounde, who is also linked with Barcelona and PSG.
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And the Spanish and French giants do still remain in the race for his signature, although Chelsea have now become frontrunners.
Blues boss Thomas Tuchel is building a whole new backline after seeing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen leave for free.
Already, Kalidou Koulibaly has signed from Napoli in a £34m move, becoming their second signing after £50m Raheem Sterling.
Chelsea remain linked with PSG's Presnel Kimpembe but missed out on Matthijs de Ligt, who is set to join Bayern Munich.
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Despite their bright start to the window, manager Thomas Tuchel hinted he must continue spending to give himself a fighting chance next season.
He told : "The signing of Raheem shows what we're capable of doing, it shows the ambition of the club and the ownership and it's good because we're all here to win and compete.
"We love to compete and we love the challenge at the very top. For that we need signings of new quality players or otherwise there's no chance."
