Tuchel pleased for Chalobah after first Chelsea goal
Chelsea are reportedly aware they need to sell before they can make a bid for Jules Kounde, and West Ham may be the team to help them out. Thomas Tuchel has stuck with the formation which helped Chelsea win the Champions League last season in deploying three at the back.
Chelsea remain interested in Jules Kounde (Image: GETTY)
Sevilla are demanding Chelsea to pay Kounde's release clause, which is set at £68million.
Having already smashed their own transfer record fee in re-signing Romelu Lukaku for £97.5million, Chelsea need to raise more funds in order to move for Kounde.
The most obvious place to start for Chelsea is by offloading at least one of their current centre-back options.
Chalobah looks likely to have played his way into Tuchel's plans for the upcoming season while Rudiger, Christensen and Silva are also expected to stay.
However, Zouma's future at Stamford Bridge is less certain amid interest from West Ham.
According to The Guardian, the Hammers remain keen on signing the Frenchman in the final few weeks of the transfer window.
But the report adds that West Ham are put off by Chelsea's £25m asking price.
And it is also suggested that Zouma's wage demands would be too high for West Ham to take on.
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West Ham are interested in Kurt Zouma (Image: GETTY)
West Ham also maintain their interest in signing Jesse Lingard from Manchester United with Stuart Pearce insisting the decision rests with the Red Devils.
“We would like him to come and join us. That has been an open secret. He was wonderful last year," he told talkSPORT.
“The ball is in Manchester United’s court. He is contracted to them. We would like him with us, there is no doubt about that.
“He’s a special lad and was very good around the players – the players really like him.
“His ability shone out last year and gave us a great option in our squad. You never know, but at this moment in time it looks like he is fighting for a place in the United line-up.”