Chelsea have enquired about Southampton’s asking worth for defender Kyle Walker-Peters, 90min understands, as they proceed their seek for high quality depth within the wing-back positions.
Head coach Thomas Tuchel and new proprietor Todd Boehly are looking out for robust rotation choices for the likes of Reece James and Ben Chilwell. Veteran Cesar Azpilicueta is prone to have to offer cowl at centre-back, however provided that he stays at Stamford Bridge and doesn’t full a transfer to Barcelona.
As reported by 90min, Chelsea have already held talks with Inter over first-choice right-sided goal Denzel Dumfries and they’re prepared to fulfill Brighton’s £50m asking worth for left-sided full-back Marc Cucurella, with whom private phrases are unlikely to be an impediment.
Sources counsel Inter expect the Blues to make a agency provide for Dumfries within the coming days, however the London membership are lining up options having already been pissed off on plenty of events within the switch window this summer season.
90min understands one possibility Chelsea are contemplating is Walker-Peters, who has emerged as one of many Southampton’s most constant performers since making a mortgage transfer from Tottenham everlasting in 2020.
The 25-year-old impressed at right-back, proper wing-back and left-back final season, incomes a primary senior call-up to Gareth Southgate’s England squad in March and that includes in friendlies in opposition to Switzerland and Ivory Coast.
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One other title on Chelsea’s radar is Adama Traore, as reported by 90min, who’s looking for an exit from Wolves this summer season and can be attracting curiosity from Tottenham.
The west Londoners are additionally persevering with their seek for one other new centre-back and sources have confirmed that Leicester Metropolis’s Wesley Fofana is amongst their high targets following their failure to land Jules Kounde from Sevilla.
In the meantime, the Blues have sensationally swooped to achieve an settlement to signal younger Aston Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka in a deal value £20m, pending a medical.
