Chelsea’s summer rebuild will soon be starting, and there will be a lot of work to do.
As is what’s always best in these type of scenarios, Chelsea will start from the back first. And to be honest, they don’t really have a choice in that due to the amount of defenders that are leaving/could leave this summer.
Here is how Thomas Tuchel could spend the £200m transfer budget this summer.
It’s a big task for Thomas Tuchel alongside to the new club owners, and there will be some big funds made available for the overhaul.
Chelsea are already looking at defenders and getting ready to make their moves as soon as the sanctions are lifted.
The Daily Mail name four defenders that Chelsea are keen on this summer.The priority remains Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde of course. But as well as him, The Blues are looking at Josko Gvardiol of RB Leipzig, Pau Torres of Villarreal, and Wesley Fofana of Leicester City.
Fofana under contract until 2027. Leicester would want in the region of £120m
King Power have said that Wes Fofana is not for sale.
He has just signed a new 5 year deal but every player has a price and the bidding for Wes begins at a quarter of a billion pounds.
Thats £250m…still interested Chelsea?