EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea are reportedly working on two blockbuster defensive deals with their return to Premier League action less than a week away.
Thomas Tuchel is desperate to bring in more defenders ahead of the new season after losing Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.
Reports indicate that Leicester City’s Wesley Fofana and Inter Milan’s Denzel Dumfries are both in the crosshairs as Thomas Tuchel bids to build a new back-line, which has been rocked by a number of exits over the past few weeks.
The Blues have endured their fair share of transfer frustration this summer due to the slow process of replenishing their defence.
The departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen will be painfully felt unless top-class replacements are signed, particularly with Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso both linked to Barcelona.
Chelsea have now shifted focus to Fofana and Dumfries, who The Athletic claim are both of serious interest to Tuchel and Chelsea owner Todd Boehly. Leicester want up to £85million for the former and Inter will supposedly demand £33.6m for the latter.
As such, the Blues are looking to bring swap deal options to the table in the hope of driving down the price on both fronts.
It remains to be seen which Blues stars will be put on the chopping block but the likes of Timo Werner, Levi Colwill, Hakim Ziyech and Armando Broja are all linked with moves elsewhere. Werner is supposedly part of an existing swap proposal with RB Leipzig involving another defensive target in Josko Gvardiol.
Fofana could be mightily difficult to prise away from the Foxes given that he has a long-term contract and boss Brendan Rodgers rates him highly. The 21-year-old centre-back may also feel as though he has unfinished business at the King Power Stadium after missing the majority of last season through injury.
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