Chelsea are close to completing the £42million signing of defender Jules Kounde from Sevilla despite their attempts to sell Kurt Zouma apparently collapsing on Wednesday evening.Kounde, 22, has been one of Thomas Tuchel’s primary transfer targets this summer and the Blues are said to have finally agreed a deal with the Spanish side, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.The centre-back is expected to become a Chelsea player before the end of the window despite the club not meeting his £68million release clause.But the Champions League winners would still need to offload at least another central defender before a deal is finalised.Meanwhile, the Blues have suffered a blow in their attempts to sell 26-year-old Zouma to West Ham.The Frenchman was.
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