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As for Raphinha, Chelsea will be doubled by FC Barcelona for Jules Koundé. If the Blues seemed to hold the rope for the Sevillian defender, the Catalans arrived with a bang in this file and should, in the coming days, formalize the arrival of the international tricolor, for around 55 million euros. And this, in good part, because the player absolutely wanted to join the Camp Nou.
As indicated 90min, Chelsea are already targeting several other defenders to recover from this failure. After enlisting Kalidou Koulibaly, the Londoners wanted a second quality central defender to replace Christensen and Antonio Rüdiger, and the list is rather qualitative. In addition to Presnel Kimpembe, we find in particular Benjamin Pavard, whose future in Munich is a little vague, especially after the arrival of Mazraoui on the right and De Ligt in the axis of the defense.
The French in force
That’s not all, since another Bavarian, Dayot Upamecano, could also be chosen to “replace” Koundé. He too is likely to face competition from De Ligt and his compatriot Lucas Hernandez, even if the latest news he did not particularly want to leave. Also in Germany, Josko Gvardiol, the Croatian international of RB Leipzig, is very popular with the Blues.
Finally, the last track under study leads to Pau Torres, the Spanish international from Villarreal, also coveted by other big teams in the country like Manchester United and Tottenham. Anyway, whatever the player chosen, it will be necessary to put the hand in the pocket. And hope Barca aren’t interested in him…
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