Chelsea have ‘officially contacted’ Sevilla to inform that they will ‘resume negotiations’ for Jules Koundé, a year after failing to sign him.
That’s according to ABC Sevilla, who explain the Blues have also let the La Liga side know ‘they will present an offer urgently’.
The defender’s agent has been warning for weeks about Chelsea’s ‘firm intention’ to sign his client this summer. This has now been made clear after they made contact with Sevilla.
Julen Lopetegui’s side ‘received this news without surprise’, given the representative’s words. They are waiting for the west London club to take the second step ‘in the form of a proposal’.
Having sold Diego Carlos to Aston Villa for €35m (other figures have also been reported) on Thursday, Los Nervionenses informed the 23-year-old’s entourage his ‘starting price should be much higher’ than the Brazilian.
Sevilla are in a position of strength, something that Chelsea are already aware of. The initial analysis indicates the price shouldn’t be a problem for the Premier League side.
ABC Sevilla points out Thomas Tuchel has long been an admirer of the centre-back and tried signing him for one of his former clubs. The current Chelsea manager has ‘closely followed’ the France international ever since he impressed against PSG in December 2018.
The German coach has acknowledged this to the ex-Bordeaux man’s camp, with whom the contacts have been frequent.
During one of the latest discussions, Tuchel informed Koundé’s environment that ‘one of the first movements in the form of an offer that the new Chelsea leaders will make will be for’ the Sevilla star.
AS on Friday stated the player has ‘already agreed terms’ with Chelsea.
With ABC Sevilla now reporting the English club have ‘officially contacted’ Sevilla, the next step will be for the two clubs to find an agreement over a transfer fee.
