Jules Kounde has been overlooked of Sevilla’s pre-season coaching camp in Portugal as Chelsea proceed talks to signal the defender.
Chelsea have had a verbal settlement with Koundé since June. He has been admired by Tuchel for a while, as he was linked with the Blues within the switch window final summer time.
Chelsea has signed sterling rahim Y kalidou koulibaly this summer time, however Tuchel is eager so as to add one other centre-back to his squad after shedding Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen to Actual Madrid and Barcelona.
Chelsea turned all for Matthijs de Ligt, who has joined Bayern Munich for £68mand Nathan Ake, who appears prone to keep at Man Metropolis.
Forward of the pre-season pleasant in opposition to Arsenal this weekend within the second leg of their US tour, Tuchel mentioned Chelsea have to make extra signings: “We want a pair extra to enhance the staff.
“We completed third final season, there was a spot. If you wish to hold your place, you need to enhance. You may by no means sit nonetheless. Different groups will get forward of you. We have misplaced gamers.”
Koundé could be the second defensive arrival at Chelsea
“That is widespread sense. Each supervisor’s dream is to search out gamers from your personal league who can adapt so simply. Raheem is aware of the habits of English golf equipment and he has English team-mates right here.”
“Kalidou (Koulibaly) is aware of Mendy from the nationwide staff and Jorginho was a terrific assist from Napoli in dashing up the combination course of. They’re nice gamers for us. We have to pace issues up.”
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Tuchel: “I do not count on Broja to go on mortgage”
Tuchel has additionally downplayed rumors that Armando Broja will go away the membership on mortgage this summer time.
Broja stood out throughout a mortgage spell final season at Southampton, however all indications are that he shall be a part of Tuchel’s plans this time period.
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With West Ham in superior talks with Chelsea’s Armando Broja, check out all of his targets from his season on mortgage at Southampton.
“I do not count on it to go away,” Tuchel continued. “I’m conscious of the presents and the curiosity. We’ll decide collectively, the proprietor, the participant and myself. When he arrived it was clear he was making an attempt to impress and change into a Chelsea participant.”
“After his mortgage from Southampton, it is clear he needs to take the following step. Sadly, he acquired injured and now there’s a number of curiosity in him. Let’s examine how that goes. He has a contract right here.”
“We’ve many choices, however not Armando’s sort. Final season with him and Conor Gallagher we all the time must weigh what is nice for them and for the membership. Is there an opportunity that he’ll get minutes right here?
“He has already performed within the Premier League. With Armando, now we have to have a look at the scenario very fastidiously and individually and determine if now we have the minutes we are able to provide him so he can develop right here or give him one other mortgage to present him match minutes.”
Why is Broja in demand?
Broja’s key strengths lie in areas that usually go unnoticed. He excels at regaining possession within the ultimate third, successful aerials and working with the ball at his toes.
Actually, solely 5 gamers regained extra possession in attacking areas final season, regardless of the Albanian solely beginning 21 league video games.
Along with being among the many elite gamers within the league for urgent from the entrance, he additionally ranks within the prime 10 for quick breaks.
Regardless of his restricted taking part in time, the 20-year-old scored 112 touches within the attacking field, achieved with skillful motion, creating area and carrying the ball into harmful areas.
Delving deeper into his returns in a quick skilled profession up to now, the teenager has produced 20 targets in simply 48 begins in all competitions – a formidable strike fee, provided that he has additionally been despatched off 35 instances.
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