With Jules Kounde’s decision to choose Barcelona over Chelsea, the European champions from 2021 survived another serious debacle in the summer transfer market as another big wish of Thomas Tuchel was not fulfilled. However, they do not despair much at Stamford Bridge and have already taken action to buy an alternative for the French stopper, so Milan Skriniar is once again in the picture.The Slovakian defender was linked to Chelsea towards the end of last season, when Tottenham were also in the story for a while, but both London clubs turned to other options. After the completed transfer of Kalidou Koulibaly, Chelsea wanted Kounde for 40 million euros, which turned out to be an impossible mission, while Presnel Kimpembe is still in the game, with Chelsea insisting on a more resounding name and a better quality reinforcement.There are 3 names for #Chelsea CB, Wesley Fofana is appreciated by Tuchel and it’s an idea internally but not yet a negotiation, Skriniar, who is appreciated and also Benjamin Pavard who is available on the market, Chelsea are discussing him. Via: @FabrizioRomano pic.twitter.com/FwsEzTYl6i— Taylor 🏴 (@__CFC__TAYLOR) July 27, 2022 According to well-informed sources from Italy, Chelsea have already scheduled talks with the leaders of Inter and Paolo Bussardo, the famous mediator who completed some of the most important deals on ‘the Boot’ and especially for Inter. It was he who was entrusted at the beginning of the summer to complete Skriniar’s transfer to PSG, but the negotiations with the French champion reached a dead end due to the huge difference in supply and demand. PSG do not value the Slovakian above 50 million euros, while Inter are asking for 20 million euros more than that, although there is supposedly a belief that the deal could be agreed for 60 million euros…It’s a similar story with Chelsea, at least when it comes to financial details. The Nerazzurri are still interested in selling Skriniar in order to further finance the purchase of a new stopper, although the Serie A runners-up have already suffered a slap in the face from Juventus for Bremer, while Nikola Milenkovic is still an option.##NAJAVA_MECA_6528583##A reminder – Tuchel publicly criticized the new Chelsea management for the lack of adequate reinforcements to replace the players who have already left, after the bad games in the pre-season and some painful defeats. In the backline, only Kalidou Koulibaly arrived, while the biggest deal of the ongoing summer market is Raheem Sterling, who arrived from Manchester City for 56 million euros, with the fact that the value of the transfer could increase with bonuses.
