Chelsea transfer news LIVE: Kounde flies in for MEDICAL, Pavard £30m deal lined up, Kimpembe up for sale at right price

CHELSEA are finally closing in on the marquee signing of Jules Kounde, according to reports.

The Sevilla star is flying in from Spain to undergo a medical, SunSport can reveal.

Should the Kounde deal not go through, Thomas Tuchel is still in with a decent chance of signing Presnel Kimpembe, with PSG reportedly willing to let him leave if they receive an offer too good to refuse.

And with captain Cesar Azpilicueta keen to join Barcelona, Chelsea are said to be lining up a move for France World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard, of Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile a move for AC Milan’s Rafael Leao is reported to be in the pipeline, with Chelsea keen on the Portuguese star to replace Hakim Ziyech.

But on the outgoing front, reports from Spain claim Blues captain Cesar Azpilicueta will join Barcelona this week.

• IN: Raheem Sterling (Man City), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), Omari Hutchinson (Arsenal)
• OUT: Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), Romelu Lukaku (loan to Inter), Danny Drinkwater (released), Charly Musonda (released), Jake Clarke-Salter (released), Lucas Bergstrom (Peterborough, loan), Sam McClelland (Barrow, loan)

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