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Chelsea resume talks for Sevilla's £68m-rated defender Jules Kounde as Thomas Tuchel aims to make room in his squad by offloading Davide Zappacosta, Ike Ugbo, Kurt Zouma and Malang Sarr

Daily Mail | August 22, 2021

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Chelsea have revived their talks for Sevilla centre back Jules Kounde.

Thomas Tuchel is looking to streamline his squad to make way for the £68m rated France international.

Full back Davide Zappacosta is joining Atalanta on an initial loan with view to permanent £8million deal while striker Ike Ugbo is joining Genk for £5m.

Chelsea are set to resume negotiations over a possible u00a368m move for Sevilla's Jules Kounde
Kounde made his debut for France in June and was called up to Les Bleus squad for Euro 2020

West Ham and Tottenham remain interested in a deal for Chelsea’s Kurt Zouma while Chelsea defender Malang Sarr, 22, is discussing a loan to Bologna.

Everton have also made an enquiry for the left-sided centre-back who is expected to decide after meetings today.

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