Here are your latest football.london Chelsea morning headlines on Monday, July 18.
Chelsea begin direct talks with PSG over Kimpembe
According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea are in direct talks with PSG over the potential signing of Presnel Kimpembe. The Blues have appeared to move away from Nathan Ake since he is now likely to stay at Manchester City and instead have turned their attention to the French international.
The initial request for Kimpembe is around £50-55million, but at the moment the west Londoners are only willing to offer between £38-47million. A potential compromise could be reached but as things stand they fall approximately £10million short of PSG's valuation.
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Koulibaly offers insight into his playing style
In a question and answer segment on the official Chelsea Instagram account, new signing Kalidou Koulibaly has revealed the qualities he will give to the club's backline.
"As a player, I like to defend, I like the one against one," he said. " I want to be the security of the team. I want to help all the team to be relaxed and to attack good."
Koulibaly was officially unveiled as the club's second signing of the summer, following the arrival of Raheem Sterling, for a fee believed to be in the region of £33.8million.
Tuchel handed potential transfer dilemma
Chelsea kick-started their pre-season tour with a 2-1 victory over Mexican giants Club America. The west Londoners were favourites to come out on top, but a Reece James own goal made their job much more difficult. Timo Werner and Mason Mount however ensured that a win was secured despite a rather lacklustre team performance in general.
With an array of attackers and midfielders to choose from, the wing-back options outside of Ben Chilwell and Reece James don't offer the same level of quality which is a concern since Tuchel's system is heavily reliant on strong width. This may give Tuchel yet another transfer dilemma as any injuries to either of the two mentioned could result in a serious drop in quality inside the final third.
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